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The Dish: A Workers' Rag

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Category: June 2021

One Man’s Trash Could be Another Man’s Dinner

June 2021June 22, 2021October 7, 2021

Let’s talk about food waste in America. Per a 2014 study from the United States Department of Agriculture, one in seven Americans (49.1 million out of 318.9 million people) suffer […]

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My Experience Transitioning as a Restaurant Worker

June 2021June 22, 2021October 7, 2021

I began my transition from male to female a few months before my 32 birthday, after spending nearly half my life working in the restaurant industry. I say nearly because […]

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Local Food, Local Labor

June 2021June 22, 2021October 7, 2021

There’s no denying the delightful flavor of an heirloom tomato, but can we convince patrons that food tastes better if it was made by cooks who are paid a living […]

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Guest Post: Pavement Coffeeshop, First Unionized Cafe in Massachusetts

June 2021June 22, 2021October 7, 2021

Pavement Coffeehouse seems set to be Massachusetts’ first unionized café. Last week, just days after a unionization campaign went public, management issued a statement of neutrality and agreed to recognize […]

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The Dish Washer

June 2021June 22, 2021October 7, 2021

“Again??” Patrick stormed into the kitchen, his face a shade brighter than the ketchup he was licking off his thumb, beads of sweat emerging from the pores on his forehead. […]

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Direct and Loud Demands to Fix a Racist Service Industry

June 2021June 22, 2021October 7, 2021

An Anti-Racist Restaurant Industry As restaurant and service industry organizers it’s not only important but an absolute necessity to be forthright in our anti-racist politics. In order to see a […]

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Pride & Possibilities: June Editorial

June 2021June 22, 2021October 7, 2021

Pride & Possibilities We work in restaurants because we need a paycheck. Some of us love the work and feel in our bones that this is our chosen trade. Others […]

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What are our Options? Seven Ideas for a Better Food & Beverage Industry

June 2021June 22, 2021October 7, 2021

t’s been a rough, but enlightening, year. We’ve learned a lot about ourselves, our industry, our tolerance for BS, and what makes a workplace worth it. Better wages are in […]

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Sit-in, Sip-in, RIOT

June 2021June 17, 2021October 7, 2021

Restaurants and bars were flash points for the LGBTQ+ protest and uprising Private businesses open to the public have a long history as flash points for civil rights movements.  Before […]

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