Jan 5, 2017 | Press Clips
The restaurant industry would collapse without the many immigrants it depends on. As Anthony Bourdain has repeatedly stated, Latino immigrants are the “backbone of the industry” because they come to the United States ready to work, even if means starting as night...
Jan 4, 2017 | Press Clips
ROC United co-founder and co-director Saru Jayaraman said in the news release that restaurant workers “are on the front lines of discrimination and hate in America. “While the restaurant industry suffers from a labor shortage, anti-immigrant and sexist...
Jan 4, 2017 | Press Clips
“During the recent presidential election cycle, there was a lot of coverage of so-called “Sanctuary Cities.” These are municipalities that don’t let their police inquire about immigration status or choose to provide services to undocumented...
Jan 1, 2017 | Press Clips
COLORS, a restaurant dedicated to worker rights, is making a move from Lafayette Street to 178 Stanton St. on the Lower East Side. From the former home of “Low Life,” a short-lived spot next to the Stanton Street Shul, the organization that owns COLORS will also...
