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  2020-08-03

  Food Service Workers Rally For Justice

  "Businesses always like to emphasize the family aspect of working in their space. However, they fail to recognize we can choose who we want to dedicate our time and energy to. Because even family can be toxic and unsuitable for our livelihoods. To be transformative in this industry, it shouldn't be 'here is 50% off your meal 'or 'pizza for working with us for 10 hours today'. Instead they should talk about how we can be a community. Cause in a community, we protect, we listen, engage, act justly, we care, and we work to be better." Brenda Montes, Waitress, Rival House Sporting Parlour⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Restaurant Opportunities Center of Minnesota is demanding these collective protections for restaurant workers:⁣ ⁣ Worker health and safety to come before profitability and customer expectations⁣ Livable and equitable wages for all staff across the industry: no more wage theft⁣ Cultural & structural change in the industry that fosters equity, inclusion, dignity for all workers⁣ ⁣ Visit @rocmn612 for more information or to get involved.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Photos from Food Service Workers Rally For Justice, July 28, 2020
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  2020-08-26

  Normal Covid Year

  Through the pandemic I have never stopped working. My wife and so many others were laid off and impacted through all of this. I smile because we have been able to maintain our livelihood and health.
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  2020-03-19

  Akha Ama coffee gently requesting that visitors use hand gel before entering their shop.

  Thailand has seen a recent spike in coronavirus infections. Unlike other countries, regular citizens taking this threat very seriously- a single infection from Coronavirus kicked off a complete near-failure of the tourism economy. In a place like Chiang Mai where the livelihood of nearly a million people hangs in the balance, no one wants to own the shop where Covid-19 spread.