As restaurant services become increasingly limited, unsalaried servers, bartenders, line cooks, and dishwashers could go without pay or be laid off entirely, without a clue as to when they’ll come into gainful employment again
, the average city cook and server would actually take home much less.
And while some have the privilege of being eligible for unemployment, many of the restaurant industry’s undocumented workers do not have that option. A 2008 study by Pew Hispanic found that at least 20 percent of all cooks and 28 percent of all dishwashers are undocumented; Bureau of Labor Statistics data from 2019 reports that, including food service, than native-born workers .
Though restaurants are closing, grocery stores largely remain open and are often vital resources. Holly, a cook in prepared foods at Whole Foods in Massachusetts, said Saturday was slammed, but by Tuesday work hours had been cut and the hot bar was shutting down; every day, she’s bombarded with new information. But as long as the demand is there, she’s working. “Our store management has been encouraging us to not work if we are sick or feel unsafe, but,” she said.
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