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Giving Restaurant Workers a Seat at the Table
May 7, 2021
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David K. Gibson
Restaurant workers have been hit hard by COVID-19 and the associated upheaval. According to a National Restaurant Association survey, two-thirds of workers had lost their jobs by April 2020, just two months into the pandemic. As the advocacy organization One Fair Wage notes, the industry includes seven of the 10 lowest-paying jobs in the country, and its workers are three times likelier to live in poverty than the rest of the US workforce. Restaurant workers are among those with the least access to health care, or even the ability to take time off for vaccinations or post-jab side effects. And for the lucky workers who kept their jobs during the pandemic, the customers were often, well, jerks. ....

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HomeFront: Oscar picks, Ed Helms x 2, 'Romeo & Juliet'


HomeFront: Oscar picks, Ed Helms x 2, ‘Romeo & Juliet’
By Marie Morris Globe Correspondent,Updated April 23, 2021, 10:00 a.m.
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Director Chloe Zhao with actress Frances McDormand on the set of Nomadland. The film is the one to beat at this year s Oscars.Searchlight Pictures via AP
Welcome once again to HomeFront, where those of us in the limbo between vaccine shots have our noses pressed up against the window like a restless dog in the back of a minivan. We still need ways to stay entertained indoors, and the Globe’s experts have a slew of suggestions.
FILM: Sunday’s ....

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As Diners Return, Restaurants Face a New Hurdle: Finding Workers


As Diners Return, Restaurants Face a New Hurdle: Finding Workers
Brett Anderson
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All Day, a Miami coffee shop and restaurant, has struggled to find workers, including baristas. The business closed for all of February because of staffing shortages.
MIAMI All Day, a downtown coffee shop and restaurant, started the year on a high note. January was its busiest month since the start of the pandemic. “It was like turning on a light switch,” said Camila Ramos, an owner.
Business was so good, it pushed All Day’s staff to a near-breaking point, Ms. Ramos said. When she had trouble hiring reinforcements to help with the increased traffic, she was forced to make a counterintuitive decision: She closed All Day for the month of February. ....

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