restaurants Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/restaurants/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Sat, 11 Apr 2020 21:03:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png restaurants Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/restaurants/ 32 32 163009088 How the coronavirus recession puts service workers at risk https://www.chicagoreporter.com/how-the-coronavirus-recession-puts-service-workers-at-risk/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/how-the-coronavirus-recession-puts-service-workers-at-risk/#respond Sat, 11 Apr 2020 21:00:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5788632 Service workers are some of the most at risk of both the coronavirus and financial woes.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/how-the-coronavirus-recession-puts-service-workers-at-risk/feed/ 0 5788632 ROUNDUP: How the Chicago region is grappling with the coronavirus pandemic https://www.chicagoreporter.com/roundup-how-the-chicago-region-is-grappling-with-the-coronavirus-pandemic/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/roundup-how-the-chicago-region-is-grappling-with-the-coronavirus-pandemic/#respond Fri, 20 Mar 2020 23:00:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5661455 Here’s your summary of the latest in how local residents and officials are dealing with the strictest social distancing orders yet as jobless claims soar and local healthcare systems brace for the worst.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/roundup-how-the-chicago-region-is-grappling-with-the-coronavirus-pandemic/feed/ 0 5661455 Study: Restaurant industry thrives in cities that have eliminated subminimum wage https://www.chicagoreporter.com/study-restaurant-industry-thrives-in-cities-that-have-eliminated-subminimum-wage/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/study-restaurant-industry-thrives-in-cities-that-have-eliminated-subminimum-wage/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2019 18:30:29 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=4936955 As Mayor Lori Lightfoot and City Council members debate changes to how Chicago’s tipped workers are paid, a new report highlights how other cities have fared after eliminating the subminimum wage.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/study-restaurant-industry-thrives-in-cities-that-have-eliminated-subminimum-wage/feed/ 0 4936955 Raising the minimum wage in restaurants could be a win for everyone https://www.chicagoreporter.com/raising-the-minimum-wage-in-restaurants-could-be-a-win-for-everyone/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/raising-the-minimum-wage-in-restaurants-could-be-a-win-for-everyone/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2019 15:54:22 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=4939035 The restaurant industry as a whole hasn't been a huge supporter of the fight to increase minimum wage – but it should be.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/raising-the-minimum-wage-in-restaurants-could-be-a-win-for-everyone/feed/ 0 4939035 ‘Fight for 15’ keeps pressure from trenches on Emanuel https://www.chicagoreporter.com/fight-for-15-keeps-pressure-from-trenches-on-emanuel/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/fight-for-15-keeps-pressure-from-trenches-on-emanuel/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2015 11:00:48 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=34682 Low-wage workers in Chicago will join a nationwide mobilization for a $15-an-hour living wage on Wednesday — just a week after Mayor Emanuel was re-elected, with his multiyear minimum-wage hike as a major campaign theme.

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