Episode 5 of Essential Work: Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of Jobs, brought to you by the Battle of Homestead Foundation.
Final episode in the series featuring the struggles of food service workers. Representatives of the nonprofit organization The Restaurant Opportunities Center (ROC) Pittsburgh talk with Nathan Ruggles about their experiences. Organizer and former server Bobbit Linskens, and local barista and member of ROC, Abbey Rideout conclude the multipart interview by detailing the particular challenges for restaurant workers under a pandemic, additional work by ROC, and talk about their hopes for the future. (Be sure to check out Parts 1 & 2!.)
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