Nickel & Dimed: How Restaurant Lobbyists Scam Workers to Keep Wages Low
Rania Khalek- “Whenever there is an effort to increase the min. wage, the National Restaurant Organization (NRA) is one of the primary opponents.”
Restaurant workers are being put into food safety courses where the fees then fund the industry’s anti-worker lobbying against minimum wage increases. The National Restaurant Association has raised millions over the years through its ownership of ServSafe, the de facto food-safety training course for the industry.
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