Do Good by Dining Out

The U.S. restaurant industry employs over 10 million workers nationwide and is one of the largest and fastest-growing sectors of the U.S. economy. But sadly, the restaurant industry also has a very high rate of workers’-rights violations.

That’s why the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC-United), a UUSC partner organization, has released the ROC National Diners’ Guide 2012: A Consumer Guide on the Working Conditions of American Restaurants.

The guide rates restaurants throughout the country based on how they treat their workers, listing responsible restaurants where you can eat knowing that your server can afford to pay the rent and your cook isn’t working while sick.

Photo: ROC Diners' Guide

The ROC-United diners’ guide evaluates restaurants on the following criteria:

Tipped workers are paid at least $5.00/hour instead of the federal minimum ($2.13/hour).
Non-tipped workers are paid at least $9.00/hour instead of the federal minimum ($7.25/hour).
Front-of-house and back-of-house restaurant workers are provided with paid sick days.
Workers are provided with opportunities for upward mobility based on seniority and merit, and employers do not discriminate based on race or gender.

UUSC and ROC-United invite you to download the diners' guide and choose compassionate consumption when you decide where to eat!


	Title:
*	First Name: Required
*	Last Name: Required
*	Email: Required
	City:
	State / Province:
	If you take action, you may receive updates from UUSC. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Question - Not Required - Name of your congregation (if applicable):

Question - Not Required - City and state (abbreviated) of your congregation (if applicable):

Share the Guide

Share the guide on Facebook:

Tweet about the guide: Tweet

Send an e-mail to your friends with the following URL. uusc.org/dinersguide