#USA Trade

[probablyasocialecologist]

The restaurant industry has long coordinated efforts to suppress labor costs through the NRA, a multimillion-dollar lobbying machine funded both by its restaurant members and by the fees workers pay for required food-safety classes, according to a recent New York Times report.

The group has spent its war chest on lobbying campaigns to preserve a subminimum wage for tipped workers — who are disproportionately young, women, and people of color, and far more likely to live in poverty than regular minimum wage workers — and to help block state and federal sick leave proposals and minimum wage increases.

But now, restaurant executives are on edge. Union campaigns are suddenly penetrating their industry, which employs about 10 percent of the American workforce and has one of the lowest unionization rates of any sector. Over the past few years, baristas have unionized nearly 280 Starbucks stores in the face of enormous odds, and dozens of other coffee shops and restaurants have followed suit.

[...]

“The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, every newspaper reports on every union win… when an unfair labor practice charge is filed, when there are challenges to elections,” said Felice Ekelman, a principal at Jackson Lewis, one of the oldest and most infamous union avoidance law firms in the country. “When did this become first page news?”

“And guess who’s reading it?” replied Laura Pierson-Scheinberg, one of Ekelman’s Jackson Lewis colleagues, as the two sat across from each other on the main stage of the summit. “My kids. Literally. I have an 18-year-old, my kids are into it.”

The two lawyers were discussing a new threat for the restaurant industry: the unexpected rise of union campaigns in workplaces that, for decades, have largely been immune from such organizing efforts.

[...]

“Before, I used to say… ‘[Unionization] isn’t a problem for you in the restaurant industry,’” said Pierson-Scheinberg. But now, she warned, “Kids do not care about paying union dues. Two percent of pay, are you kidding me? Their Netflix costs more. They think it’s a hell of a deal.”

The “kids,” she added, are organizing workplaces which would have previously seemed unreachable.

[science70]

Reception room of Windows on the World, the restaurant located on the top floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center, New York City, c. 1976.

Designer: Warren Platner

[curioscurio]

not to be a freak but I think when Trump loses he will either kill himself or Putin will let loose the real assasins. it's just the smart move like he knows too much and he's losing all the power he used to have lol. like if I were putin I'd be worried about what kind of information a desperate man like Trump is willing to surrender once he's caught 👀

[nyandreasphotography]

Twin Towers, World Trade Center - New York City by Andreas Komodromos

[jacks-weird-world]

Jack at the white house poses next to the portrait of George Washington, first president of the United States of America.

[conformi]

Ettore Sottsass jr, Superbox cabinet “Hotel California”, Poltronova, 1966 VS Minoru Yamasaki, World Trade Center under construction seen from Jersey City in 1970, New York, USA ph. Ed Ford

[vintagepromotions]

Soapine Soap trade card (c. 1800).

[dremilioastutoworld]

Plestia Alaqad: End The Occupation! Support Gaza Press Freedom! Song by É Roscha!

[aqueerpolysocialist]

Solidarity with my comrades in the US fighting against this vile legislation. I've made sure to share this with all my UK based drag contacts but don't have any direct US contacts so please do share this and make sure everyone who can get involved knows that the union is there for them.

Link to the tweet: https://twitter.com/ActorsEquity/status/1631743221322620929?t=Dc9Rvnyxlr9ZNQUuh6U_uQ&s=19

[visit-new-york]

World Trade Center Subway Stairs view of Freedom Tower

[fotobyandre]

One World Trade Center - NYC

[kage-gfx]

1992 Skybox USA Basketball Part 3 🥇

[nyandreasphotography]

World Trade Center Twin Towers, August 2000 - New York City by Andreas Komodromos

[chamerionwrites]

Of all the unhinged Supreme Court decisions that one sure was a doozy

[elixir]

Window cleaners on the world trade center 1979.

[cienie-isengardu]

Shadow warriors need love too.