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The Working Lunch — 408 episodes · page 3 of 5
Episode 207: California Takes Aim At Quick Service Restaurant Sector
Episode 206: “Woke Corporations” Face Republican Backlash
Episode 205: Darden Sets New Marker In National Wage Conversation
Episode 204: Biden Administration Ramping Up Scrutiny Of Corporate Sustainability Exposure & Risk
Episode 203: The PRO Act, Labor’s Ultimate Wishlist, Passes the U.S. House
Episode 202: Universal Basic Income Back In The News
Episode 201: DC Takes Aim At Restaurant Business Model
Episode 200: NRN Publisher Talks State of the Industry’s Reputation
Episode 199: Animal Welfare Groups Escalate Attacks On Major Brands
Episode 198: COVID Relief Passes Congress: Restaurants Win Big, Bernie Sanders Loses Big.
Episode 197: House Leadership Takes Aim At Tip Credit
Episode 196: NRA & DoorDash Discuss National Policy Framework On Third Party Delivery
Episode 195: Joe Biden And Fight For $15 Call Upon Congress To Enact $15/hr Minimum Wage
Episode 194: First Days of 2021 Present Political Challenges For Industry
Episode 193: The Latest on The GA Senate Races & the US Chamber’s Pivot on Paid Leave & Childcare
Episode 192: West Coast Provides Workplace Protection Roadmap for Biden Administration
Episode 191: Are Restaurant Workers Essential When It Comes To Vaccines?
Episode 190: Industry Pushes Back On Shutdowns
Episode 189: Team Biden Takes Shape - and May Be Taking Aim
Episode 188: The Election Recap: Impacts To The Industry?
Episode 187: The Election Forecast Edition - Things Operators Should Watch For
Episode 186: The NRA’s Sean Kennedy Talks Restaurant Recovery With The Nation’s Mayors
Episode 185: Yelp Uses Platform To Highlight Allegations Of Racial Discrimination By Restaurants
Episode 184: Business Groups Fire Back At Trump On Stimulus Retreat
Episode 183: Relief Bill Exposes Rift In Restaurant Industry
Episode 182: Conservatives Rethink Approach To Labor Organizing
Episode 181: NRA Public Affairs Chief Discusses Industry Pandemic Relief Strategy
Episode 180: UNITE HERE Winning Streak Continues in Minneapolis
Episode 179: Workers at Minneapolis Bar Unionize, Citing COVID-19 Concerns
Episode 178: Independent Restaurant Coalition Cofounder and Labor Activists Share Stage at DNC
Episode 177: Industry Pushes Back On Pandemic Data
Episode 176: Delivery Platforms Turn On The Charm For Lawmakers And Industry
Episode 175: Operators in Limbo as Coronavirus Relief Legislation Stalls in Congress
Episode 174: Pandemic Hastens Arrival of Restaurant Robots
Episode 173: Union-backed Black Lives Matter Strikes Gaining Traction
Episode 172: Unions Call For Black Lives Matter Strikes At Restaurants
Episode 171: Consumers Themselves Pose Biggest Challenge to Restaurant Reopenings
Episode 170: Restaurants Operators Play Major Role In Navigating Social Unrest
Episode 169: Financial Update: Some Companies Are Prospering While Others May Be Disappearing
Episode 168: Widespread Social Unrest Poses Unique Challenges To Industry
Episode 167: Can The Restaurant Business Model Survive Social Distancing Restrictions?
Episode 166: Independent Restaurant Coalition Makes Political Waves
Episode 165: Colorado Poised To Adopt Obama-Era Joint Employer Standard
Episode 164: COVID-19 Upends 2020 Election Cycle And Restaurants Are On The Front Lines
Episode 163: Strikes, Liability and Supply Chain Issues Cloud Re-Openings
Episode 162: SBA Moves the Goalposts on Ruth’s Chris and Others
Episode 161: The Industry Fights Back Against Insurers and Delivery Platforms
Episode 160: Bernie Out: The Industry’s Top Antagonist Ends His Presidential Ambitions
Episode 159: SBA Loan Programs Go Live: What Operators Need To Know
Episode 158: Economic Relief Package Passes Congress
Episode 157: Industry Political Agenda Being Redefined by the COVID-19 Outbreak
Episode 156: States and Brands Leading Coronavirus Response
Episode 155: Industry Response to Coronavirus Important to Policymakers
Episode 154: Unions Targeting National Restaurant Brands at Airports
Episode 153: California Eyes Large Scale Commercial Property Tax Increase
Episode 152: Industry Fights Back Against Third-Party Delivery Platforms
Episode 151: President Endorses Bi-Partisan Paid Leave Bill In Senate
Episode 150: All Eyes On Iowa: Democrats Begin The Process Of Finding A Nominee
Episode 149: Why Restaurants Should Care About China’s New Plastics Policy
Episode 148: Governors Reach Out To Industries For Workforce Development Partnerships
Episode 147: Industry Leader Lays Out 2020 Agenda
Episode 146: The 2020 Elections - What to Watch For
Episode 145: New Study Shows Economic Damages of Wage Mandates
Episode 144: McDonald’s Finally Prevails in Landmark Joint Employer Case
Episode 143: 2020 Legislative Outlook
Episode 142: The Business Case for Scheduling
Episode 141: Conservatives Shake Up Scheduling Conversation
Episode 140: Election 2019 Impacts: A New Ball Game in Virginia
Episode 139: Starbucks Makes Innovative Investment in Chicago Neighborhoods
Episode 138: Portable Benefits for Employees Earning Bipartisan Support
Episode 137: MUFSO Recap - Convenience And Its Policy Implications
Episode 136: How Employers Should Prepare for Union Organizing Drives
Episode 135: SEIU Confirms Signed Union Cards In 50 NYC Locations
Episode 134: Younger Workers Are Choosing Purpose Over Paycheck
Episode 133: 2019 Election Forecast
Episode 132: California Declares War on Franchise Business Model
Episode 131: Working Families Party is Pulling Democratic Agenda Further to the Left
Episode 130: Franchise Business Model Under Assault in California
Episode 129: Unions Demand Candidates Force Collective Bargaining of QSRs
Episode 128: Media Executive Threatens to Fire Workers Considering a Union
Episode 127: Main Street Retailers Find Themselves In The Middle of National Gun Debate
Episode 126: Labor Activists Suffer Big Loss At NLRB
Episode 125: Burger Chain Defeats Union in Precedent-Setting Election
Episode 124: Major Brands Getting Caught Up In Ongoing Political Battles
Episode 123: U.S. House Set to Approve a $15 Minimum Wage
Episode 122: Obamacare, California-Style
Episode 121: Industry Getting Caught in Packaging Squeeze
Episode 120: Operators Embracing Labor Department Apprenticeship Program
Episode 119: Politicians Working Overtime To Hammer The Industry On...Overtime
Episode 118: Restaurant Company Turns Tables on Union
Episode 117: ROC and AOC Team Up to Batter Industry
Episode 116: Presidential Candidates Join Fight for $15 Protests at McDonald’s
Episode 115: Data Shows Unions Likely Pulling Back From Corporate Campaigns
Episode 114: Franchisees Caught Between Trump And The State Of California
Episode 113: Trump Resort Being Investigated For Wage Theft
Episode 112: How Irrelevant is the Federal Minimum Wage?
Episode 111: Restaurant Workers Experiencing a Purple Haze
Episode 110: CEOs Jump Into the Minimum Wage Mix
Episode 109: New Joint Employer Standard Provides Clarity The Industry Was Hoping For
Episode 108: McDonald’s Splits With The NRA Over Minimum Wage