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Maine Restaurant Industry

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We discuss the growing movement to pay restaurant workers a higher wage and provide them with benefits such as sick leave.  We’ll also look at the state of Maine’s restaurant industry.

Guests:

Greg Dugal, president Maine Restaurant Association

Saru Jayaraman is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC United) and Director of the Food Labor Research Center at University of California, Berkeley and author of Forked: A New Standard for American Dining

Michael Landgarten, owner of Bob's Clam Hut, Robert's Maine Grill, and Lil's Cafe.

Here's a link to an organization mentioned by Saru on today's show. 

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