Service Industry Centric: Recent Episodes
Simone Barron
We discuss the salting of Starbucks, the ongoing Wage Wars, the new push to kill DC's tip credit, and more! Here are links to the articles:
https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2022/02/13/a-rhodes-scholar-barista-and-the-fight-to-unionize-starbucks/
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/31/politics/minimum-wage-increase-2022-15-dollars/index.html
https://betterrestaurantsdc.org/endorsements/
https://ballotpedia.org/Washington,_D.C.,_Initiative_82,_Increase_Minimum_Wage_for_Tipped_Employees_Measure_(2022)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaz_Brisack
https://komonews.com/news/local/seattle-mayor-king-co-executive-to-update-vaccination-verification-policy
My thoughts on what is driving the worker shortage, the never-ending negative narrative, and why vaccine passporting is inherently wrong.
Yelp has created a new badge to combat racism. I take a look at who is really behind this effort.
Commentary on article "Sean Brock: Putting the Rest in Restuarants" by Ryan King. Published July 19, 2019, found here: https://www.finedininglovers.com/tag/kitchen-culture