3/31/2021
Restaurant owners say employee shortage holding them back
Owner Paula Dumas stands on the back patio at Uncle Ronnie’s Red Tavern in Burrillville, which she says they’ve been unable to open due to a shortage of employees. (Breeze photo by Lauren Clem)
BURRILLVILLE – One year into the pandemic, Paula Dumas, owner of Uncle Ronnie’s Red Tavern in Burrillville with her husband, Ron, said they’ve faced everything.
Since last March, they’ve switched to takeout, limited their seating, and navigated the complicated policies around reopening.
But the latest challenge, she said, isn’t related to the number of customers or government restrictions. Instead, she said, it’s staff that she’s struggling to bring in the door.