‘We’ve failed low-wage workers:’ Restaurant owners raise pay in wake of labor shortage
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Molly Mitchell poses for a portrait in her bakery and restaurant Rose's Fine Food and Wine in the Detroit, on Friday, May 14, 2021. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)Mike Mulholland | MLive.com
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Restaurant owners have been pleading for workers amid a widespread labor shortage, but laborers are firing back, saying a return to work under the status quo just won’t do.
A cultural shift in the industry could help with recruiting, but it needs to start with more respect for the profession from the top down, and that includes better wages and benefits, said Matt Millar, chef and co-owner of The Southerner in Saugatuck.