Ann Arbor Restaurant Worker Organizing
Brain Kerr sent me this Michigan Daily article about a student-led effort to organize Ann Arbor restaurant workers.
In an attempt to recognize and remedy the hardships faced by employees of local eateries, a group of University students developed the Restaurant Workplace Project-Ann Arbor, a coalition advocating safe and fair working conditions for all employees, including immigrants, in Ann Arbor restaurants.
In my previous blog I’d written a bit about my thoughts on organizing retail and restaurant workers in towns like Ann Arbor, which I perceived as ripe for a certain kind of organization (I think those writing are lost). I’ve been meaning to follow up on this post about small shop unions, and specifically talk about models I think are worth considering. This looks pretty promising. So far the students seem to be doing a lot more listening than prescribing, which is a positive first step.
