FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tim Rusch, ruschtk@gmail.com, 917.399.0236 Report: D.C.’s Tipped Workers In Poverty at Nearly Twice the Rate of All D.C. Workers, Experience High Rates of Sexual Harassment D.C. City Council to Hold First Public Hearing on Mayor Bowser’s…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Tim Rusch, ruschtk@gmail.com, 917.399.0236 NEW REPORT REVEALS PAYROLL CARDS’ HIGH COSTS TO LOW WAGE WORKERS 7.4 Million Americans Compensated With Costly Payroll Cards, Including Nearly 50% at Darden Restaurants, One of US’s Largest Employers “The High…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2016 Contact: Tim Rusch, ruschtk@gmail.com 917-399-0236 Dallas Donnell, dallas@rocunited.org, 215-870-7076   Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton Visits Worker-Owned Restaurant in New York City, Endorses Campaign to Eliminate Tipped Subminimum Wage On eve of NY Primary,…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dallas Donnell, dallas@rocunited.org, 215-870-7076              Tim Rusch, ruschtk@gmail.com 917-399-0236 DC Mayor Bowser Short-Changes Tipped Workers Restaurant workers call for citywide minimum-wage raise to $15 to include all DC workers  Washington, D.C. – As a popular ballot measure…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dallas Donnell, dallas@rocunited.org, 215-870-7076              Tim Rusch, ruschtk@gmail.com 917-399-0236 DC Mayor Bowser Short-Changes Tipped Workers Restaurant workers call for citywide minimum-wage raise to $15 to include all DC workers  Washington, D.C. – As a popular ballot measure…

STATEMENT For Immediate Release – April 1, 2016 Contact: Tim Rusch, ruschtk@gmail.com 917-399-0236 Dallas Donnell dallas@rocunited.org 215-870-7076 Response to NY Min Wage Deal: ROC United Urges One Fair Wage That Includes Tipped Workers The following is a statement from ROC…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 31, 2016 Contact: Dallas Donnell, dallas@rocunited.org, 215-870-7076 Tim Rusch, ruschtk@gmail.com, 917-399-0236  On 25th Anniversary of Last Tipped Minimum Wage Increase, Prominent National Advocacy and Research Groups Call for Nation to Adopt One Fair Wage for All Workers Washington,…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 31, 2016 Contact: Dallas Donnell, dallas@rocunited.org, 215-870-7076               Tim Rusch, ruschtk@gmail.com, 917-399-0236  On 25th Anniversary of Last Tipped Minimum Wage Increase, Prominent National Advocacy and Research Groups Call for Nation to Adopt One Fair Wage for All Workers  Washington,…

For Immediate Release – March 27, 2016 Contact: Tim Rusch, ruschtk@gmail.com 917-399-0236 Dallas Donnell dallas@rocunited.org 215-870-7076 California Legislators Adopt $15 Minimum Wage for All Workers; New York Urged to Follow Suit and Include Tipped Workers Deal Reached this weekend in…

For Immediate Release, March 24, 2016 Contacts: Stephanie Feldstein, Center for Biological Diversity, (734) 395-0770, sfeldstein@biologicaldiversity.org Mike Rodriguez, Restaurant Opportunities Center-United, (206) 409-3057, mike@rocunited.org Amey Owens, Animal Welfare Institute, (202) 446-2128, amey@awionline.org Jose Oliva, Food Chain Workers Alliance, (773) 612-2559,…