Follow ROC-U on Twitter!
July 16th, 2009
Now you can follow on us Twitter! Please join us in the movement: http://twitter.com/rocunited ... Read More »
ROC Holds 3rd Annual National Restaurant Workers' Convening
June 30th, 2009
On June 14th, 15th, and 16th, ROC convened the 3rd Annual National Restaurant Workers' Convening in New Orleans, LA. Over 100 restaurant workers and supporters from eleven different locales nationwide came together to share and learn strategies for i ... Read More »
ROC Policy Coordinator Recognized in "Chicago's Latino List" of 2009
June 25th, 2009
What Jose Oliva wants you to know is simple. It has to do with the people who cook your food, serve your food, and bus your tables at your favorite restaurant.These fine people who nourish and cater to your dining needs – whether they be teenage gi ... Read More »
ROC-NY Releases Major Study on Race and Gender in Restaurant Industry
March 31st, 2009
Today, March 31st, 2009, the Restaurant Opportunities Center released a groundbreaking report on occupational segregation based on race and gender in the restaurant industry. See the news clips:http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/racial-bias ... Read More »
2.13: RESTAURANT WORKERS NATIONWIDE HOLD ACTIONS TO INCREASE MINIMUM WAGE
February 18th, 2009
After nearly 20 years of struggling under a stagnated federal minimum wage of $2.13, thousands of restaurant workers across the country have declared "2-13" (February 13th) a National Day of Action for Tipped Workers. In seven different c ... Read More »
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 »