Restaurants beware

Labor Notes reports a new multi-city initiative to "transform" the largely non-union restaurant industry. The Restaurant Opportunities Center (ROC) is not a union, but it is supported by UNITE HERE locals. It also engages in supporting workers rights. New Orleans is one of four cities targeted by ROC, which has an office on Canal Street. The organizations current target is the owner of Tony Moran's and Old Absinthe House.