Restaurant Opportunities Centers of Michigan

10/03/2024

Latina women who work full time, year round, and part time earn only 51 cents for every $1 earned by a white male. Take a stand against pay discrimination & occupational segregation! We need for everywhere.

04/10/2024

Empowering Workers, Advocating for Change
April 10, 2024/1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Join Zoom Meeting:
https://rocunited.zoom.us/j/81017376832?pwd=faoISMIHYhz93bxSQcDoaeWXbVIOLr.1

Meet Representatives from:
US. Department of Labor (US-DOL)
Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
American Federation of Labor – Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Panel Discussion and Q & A
To Register go to: https://rocunited.org/kyr-mi-event/
or call (313)327-7801

08/17/2023

Bartending and Entrepreneurship Classes Free of Charge

Bartending 101 – You will learn the tools of the trade and how to use them, how to mix popular drinks, set up a bar for efficiency and much more. If this sounds good to you, sign up below and our CHOW Coordinator will contact you shortly.
Class meets every Monday evening from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm from August 21th (8/21) to October 2nd (10/2).

Entrepreneurship 101 - Our members have been clamoring for Entrepreneurship classes, and we’re thrilled to announce that we’re delivering on our promise. Introducing the Introduction to Entrepreneurship class, the first step in a four-stage training program designed to help you establish, operate, and maintain a successful business.

Click the following link and register today.

Donate Donate CHOW TRAINING INSTITUTE FREE classes starting on 8/21/23 The COLORS Hospitality Opportunities for Workers (CHOW) Institute provides an in-depth and advanced professional training in both front- and back-of-the-house restaurant skills at no cost to either employers or employees. CHOW pa...

06/16/2023

This week marks an incredible victory for restaurant workers as Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined lawmakers & community members to sign legislation that will protect Michiganders from discrimination on the basis of natural hair and hairstyles associated with race, ethnicity and national origin.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will officially pass the CROWN Act after overwhelming support from the state's legislators.

06/13/2023

Good Afternoon CHOW Grads,
I hope all is well with you and the people in your circle. I am sending this message to let you know that we are hosting Bartending Classes IN PERSON at Marygrove beginning June 26, 2023.
For newcomers and those who would like to start from the beginning, Bartending 101 starts June 26, 2023 at 5:00 pm with Mr. C. Please go to our website and register today. You will receive a call from me on what happens next for class.
If you have already completed Bartending Online 101 and would like to get practice making drinks and sharpen your bartending skills, Bartending 102 is the class for you. Bartending 102 begins on June 27, 2023 at 5:00 pm.
Both classes will meet at Marygrove College, Madam Cadillac Building, in the Br0wnstone Room on the first floor. Classes end at 8:00 pm all you need to do is click the link below and register for the class you would like to attend.
https://rocunited.org/michigan/chow/
Bartending 101 will meet Mondays beginning June 26, 2023:
June 26, 2023
July 3, 2023 - No class due to Independence Day Observance
July 10, 2023
July 17, 2023
July 24, 2023
July 31, 2023
August 7, 2023
Bartending 102 will meet Tuesdays beginning June 27, 2023:
June 27, 2023
July 4, 2023 - No class due to Independence Day Observance
July 11, 2023
July 18, 2023
July 25, 2023
August 1, 2023
August 8, 2023

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me by email ([email protected]).
Allen

Donate Donate CHOW TRAINING INSTITUTE FREE Virtual & In-Person classes starting soon The COLORS Hospitality Opportunities for Workers (CHOW) Institute provides an in-depth and advanced professional training in both front- and back-of-the-house restaurant skills at no cost to either employers or empl...

06/02/2023

“As a restaurant worker and entrepreneur, I know that the CROWN Act (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act) is not only crucial to the men and women experiencing prejudice because of their hair, but it also aligns with one of the tenets of the Restaurant Workers Bill of Rights: that every person has the right to bodily integrity and autonomy…To be Black in America is to be told in words and images how our hair must meet a White standard to be considered professional and acceptable. The CROWN Act will, hopefully, end the historical polarization of hair - and it would sufficiently address this discrimination.” - Renee McCauley, in the Detroit News

05/30/2023

Every single day Black Michiganders face biases in job recruitment and children being restricted because of their natural hairstyles. They are subjected to hair- and race-based discrimination and scrutiny. It’s time for to be passed!

05/23/2023

Today the State Senate passed the . Now it's up to the State House to the pass this important piece of legislation. Contact your state rep today to make sure they will be voting yes on it!

The bill would amend the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to prohibit racial discrimination focused on "hair texture and protective hairstyles."

05/18/2023

Hair biases are real. We need the Act in Michigan. In 2020, researchers at Michigan State University conducted four studies that found that Black women with natural hairstyles were perceived as less professional and competent during job recruitment and were less likely to be recommended for a job interview.

05/15/2023

BIG NEWS: The State Board of Education has come out in support of increasing the minimum wage & enacting paid sick days and are calling on the Michigan State Supreme Court to adjudicate our Time to Care case. Read the full resolution below.