ROC on Tavis Smiley
October 31st, 2008
Watch ROC-United 's Co-Director Fekkak Mamdouh talk about his new book with co-author Rinku Sen, Executive Director of the Applied Research Center. The book, The Accidental American, The Accidental American vividly illustrates the challenges and cont ... Read More »
Restaurant Workers Come Together for 2nd Annual National Restaurant Workers' Convening
July 18th, 2008
Almost 70 restaurant workers, organizers, and allies gathered in Houston, Texas on June 22nd and 23rd, 2008 to learn and share strategies for improving working conditions for restaurant workers nationwide. They hailed from 13 different localities ar ... Read More »
ROC-NY Wins Major Victory for Restaurant Workers!
June 20th, 2008
On June 19, 2008, ROC-NY won one if its greatest victories for restaurant workers. After 2 1/2 years of organizing 250 workers in seven restaurants in one of the City's largest mini-empires (restaurant companies), they announced a victory that inc ... Read More »
ROC-United Co-Director Wins Crain's Business Weekly's '40 Under 40' Recognition
March 27th, 2008
The Yale- and Harvard-educated lawyer co-founded Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York to help former employees of Windows on the World get back on their feet after Sept. 11. The nonprofit is now dedicated to fighting labor law violations in th ... Read More »