Providing a living wage and/or developing a career path for people makes a lot of sense. It creates a better and more consistent product/service. On the other hand I really don't know what sort of margin a restaurant works on. It is clear that unions are pushing to unionize these workers. In my view it will only lead to deeper problems because unions will always demand higher wages and more benefits neither of which guarantee better performance or more productivity. And lastly all of those increases are transferred to the customer or in the case of public unions taxpayers. What's a restaurant owner to do?
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