Saru Jayaraman, Co-Founder and Co-Director, Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, Director of the Food Labor Research Center at U.C. Berkeley, author Behind the Kitchen Door
Restaurant Labor Leader Responds to Paula Deen Controversy: For Restaurant Workers Discrimination Is As American As Apple Pie with Saru Jayaraman, Co-Founder and Co-Director, Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, Director of the Food Labor Research Center at U.C. Berkeley, author Behind the Kitchen Door
Lisa Jackson who sued Paula Deen, said that her "lawsuit has never been about the "N-word," its purpose was "to address Deen's patterns of disrespect and degradation of people that she deems to be inferior." The former manager at Deen's restaurant Uncle Bubba's Seafood and Oyster House, sued Deen and her brother Bubba Hiers saying that the work environment was rife with discrimination, and she could no longer tolerate Deen's abuse of power as an owner, nor Mr. Hier's despicable behavior routinely. Unfortunately, the revelations about Deen's treatment of workers of color is neither new or unique in the restaurant industry. More than a third of all workers of color, when surveyed reported experiencing discriminatory treatment on the basis of race, including verbal abuse, being passed over a promotion, racial epithets, and more. This treatment has real impact for the lives of workers and their families - because they have been discriminated against, workers of color are segregated into the industry's lowest-paying positions and segments (e.g. fast food rather than fine dining). Saru Jayaraman takes us Behind The Kitchen Door to expose the extensive discrimination and hardships of restaurant workers.
produced by Ken Nash and Mimi Rosenberg
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