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Progressive Local Government
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Special Delivery: The big food delivery apps are killing local restaurants. Dozens of locally owned services are proving there’s a better alternative.
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2021
Level City or Town, County, State
State(s) All States
Source Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR)
Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Food
Local restaurants are struggling as big-third party delivery apps by charging large fees. This report profiles locally based restaurant meal delivery services and explores how policymakers can support these services. It recommends that local governments require delivery services to...
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The Grind: Striving for Scheduling Fairness at Starbucks
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2015
Level National
State(s) Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin
Source Center for Popular Democracy
Policy Areas Economic Justice
Unpredictable and unstable work schedules for Starbucks workers leads to stress, exhaustion, and higher costs for workers. All levels of governments should work to ensure predictable and stable work schedules, adequate rest between shifts, immediate accrual of paid sick leave, guaranteed...
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Contra Costa County's Proposed Minimum Wage Law: A Prospective Impact Study
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2015
Level County
State(s) California
Source U.C. Berkeley Center For Labor Research and Education
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights
This brief evaluates Contra Costa County's proposed minimum wage of $15 an hour and finds that it would increase average hourly wages by $2.40 and benefit over one-hundred thousand workers. It concludes that raising the minimum wage would have a negligible impact on the local economy...
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High Road Kitchens
Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year -
Level City or Town, Other
State(s) All States
Source One Fair Wage
Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice
Sub-minimum hourly wages for tipped workers disproportionately affects women of color and perpetuates racial disparities within the service industry. High Road Kitchens is program providing subsidies to restaurants and training to restaurants committed to racial equity and fair wages....
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