On every shift,
servers must take sometimes complex food orders, ensure that food
reaches its intended destination at the proper temperature and stand on
their feet for hours at a time.
For...
Let Justice Roll in the News
Feb 14 2010
Athens Banner Herald
ATLANTA - A coalition of churches and advocates for the poor wants couples to share some of their affection on Valentine's Day with the men and women who serve them their candlelit dinner.
...
Feb 11 2010
Washington Post
Despite the recession, the restaurant industry is thriving. Many of its
workers, however, are not.
A new report from the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (...
Jan 16 2010
Sun Chronicle
Attleboro - Kathleen Wright will take over the reins of the Attleboro Area
Council of Churches later this month. She was unanimously elected
executive director earlier this month by the board of directors,
filling the position held for the past 10...
Dec 24 2009
McClatchy Tribune News Service
The Scrooges of Wall Street were surprised a year ago by visits from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.
The Ghost of Christmas Past took them back to 1973, when the poverty rate was the lowest on record. The Ghost showed...
The Ghost of Christmas Past took them back to 1973, when the poverty rate was the lowest on record. The Ghost showed...
Dec 15 2009
The Wonk Room, Think Progress
Back in July, when a scheduled increase in the minimum wage from $6.55 to $7.25 per hour was about to take place, Fox News ran a segment examining how “the hike will hurt...
Dec 14 2009
Progressive States Network
The problem of wage law violations and flat-out theft...
Nov 13 2009
Speakers include Paul Sherry, Director, Let Justice Roll.
Holly Sklar, Policy Director, Let Justice Roll.
Robert Pollin, Co-...
Holly Sklar, Policy Director, Let Justice Roll.
Robert Pollin, Co-...
Nov 6 2009
McClatchy Tribune News Service
Wall Street is doing to America what private equity firms did to Simmons Bedding and many other productive companies. Taking control with borrowed money, stripping assets, slashing...
Oct 20 2009
Daily Kenoshan
One in seven children in Wisconsin lives in poverty. Poverty decreases academic achievement, increases health risks (due to
inadequate housing and medical coverage), and decreases factors that
usually protect children. The main culprit of child...
