NYC Council Passes Earned Sick Time Act, But Many Workers Don’t Get What They Deserve
May 8th, 2013
Today, the Food Chain Workers Alliance & ROC-NY released the following statement: NYC Council Passes Earned Sick Time Act, But Many Workers Don’t Get What They Deserve May 8, 2013 New York, NY – Today, after three years of organizing b ...
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MAY DAY 2013 ACTIONS WITH ROC-NY - Wednesday May 1, 2013
April 23rd, 2013
For more than a century, May Day has been observed through the world as a way to honor the struggles of all working people across history. Unlike in many other countries, May Day is not officially recognized as a holiday; however, May Day was reclaim ...
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Final Agreement on Paid Sick Days Reached in NYC, But Restaurant and Other Shift Workers Don’t Get What They Deserve
April 1st, 2013
On March 28, 2013, after three years of organizing, a final agreement on the paid sick days legislation in New York City was reached between the NYC Paid Sick Days Coalition and Speaker Christine Quinn. While a City Council vote is still required to ...
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TUESDAY 3/26 Immigrant Food Service Workers March on the Boss!
March 22nd, 2013
Please join low-wage immigrant workers as they take a stand against their exploitative boss and retaliatory firings, next Tuesday, March 26th, at 3:15PM.We will be meeting at the southeast corner or 46th Street and Vanderbilt at 3:15PM. We will then ...
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ROC-NY Opposes the "Shift-Swapping" Provision of the NYC Earned Sick Time Act
March 16th, 2013
Restaurant Workers Need Paid Sick Days, but ROC-NY Opposes the “Shift-Swapping” Provision of the Earned Sick Time Act Close to ninety percent of New York City’s 200,000 restaurant workers lack paid sick days. Most of these workers are ...
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ROC-NY members & High Road Restaurant employers sing & dance for a minimum wage hike!
February 27th, 2013
A group of very talented ROC-NY members and High Road employers made this video calling on Albany to raise the minimum wage and index it to inflation. Watch the video below -- and take action! Tweet your support for a #minwage hike to @nygovcuomo ...
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2013 ROC National Diners' Guide is here!
December 17th, 2012
WE ALL ENJOY EATING OUT.Unfortunately, the workers who cook, prepare, and serve our food suffer from poverty wages, a lack of basic benefits like paid sick days, and often have little or no chance to move up to better positions. When the people wh ...
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ROC-NY Urges Governor Cuomo to Waive Unpaid Unemployment Insurance Waiting Period for Workers Affected by Sandy
December 11th, 2012
Today, ROC-NY sent the following letter to Governor Cuomo, urging him to waive the one-week unpaid unemployment insurance waiting period for the week immediately following Hurricane Sandy, so that workers who missed work due to the storm can access m ...
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ROC-NY TO SET UP EMERGENCY CASH ASSISTANCE FUND FOR NYC RESTAURANT WORKERS AFFECTED BY HURRICANE SANDY
November 8th, 2012
NOVEMBER 8, 2012 - Beginning on November 8, 2012 and ending on December 21, 2012, the Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York (ROC-NY) will be providing cash assistance to restaurant workers who lost wages as a result of Hurricane Sandy ...
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Would You Like a Free Cupcake?
September 28th, 2012
Check out this new ROC-NY member-made video about why restaurant workers NEED paid sick days! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk3Yo31yMqg ...
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