The very definition of the word Documentary is "a movie or a television or radio program that provides a factual record or report." Waging Change, a film funded by Saru Jayaraman and the University of California at Berkeley should not be allowed to be shown at DOC NYC film festival as it is not based in fact. This account of the service industry is in no way a documentary.
As workers in the Full Service Restaurant Industry, we understand that the claims being brought forth through Waging Change are falsehoods, exaggerations and fiction. We consider this film disingenuous and expected to be a piece of propaganda to push an anti tipping agenda funded by Restaurant Opportunities Center. This agenda has the ability to damage the incomes of millions of tipped workers across the country.
We also understand that Saru Jayaraman of ROC is also guilty of abuses and wage theft and lost in a lawsuit brought about by workers in her restaurant experiment COLORS. Saru Jayaraman does not represent the views of workers in the full service industry and her abuses should exclude her from being a spokesman in any respect when it comes to restaurant workers. The following link is the lawsuit in which Jayaraman was charged with wage theft and other abuses.
https://casetext.com/case/godoy-v-restaurant-opportunity-center-of-new-york
We in the Full Service Restaurant Industry ask DOC NY to cease in supporting the film Waging Change and take it off the roster for the DOC NYC 2019.
This petition will be sent to the Artistic Board of DOC NY as an ask to not allow Waging Change to be shown in their festival.
Updates
October 17, 2019
I have been reading through the inbox all night and the stories coming from actual restaurant workers are just so frustrating because they show how disconnected this film really is from our daily reality. It feels like nobody wants to listen to those of us who are actually working the shifts while this whole narrative gets pushed by people who have never even dealt with a busy dinner rush.
October 17, 2019
I really did not think this would gain this much steam but here we are and it is honestly wild to see so many people who actually work in the industry seeing exactly what I saw from the start. It is just so frustrating that a film can claim to be a documentary when it ignores the actual lived experience of servers like us who know the truth about the service industry.
Reached 100 supporters
October 17, 2019
46 Comments
ROC and the unions are terrible for our business. Please do not show this film anywhere. Not factual & an insult to Service workers by people who know nothing about what we want.
I am a tipped worker at a small, neighborhood bar. These well-funded labor-front organizations not only do NOT speak for my colleagues and I, they are blatantly spreading lies about the reality of my industry. Their goal is NOT to help us but rather to use us as chess pieces for political purchasing power. They are threatening our livelihoods. 86 this nonsense propaganda.
If you want facts check out the testimony that hundreds of industry workers read at the DOL hearings last year stating why wages should be left alone!
As an informed restaurant worker, I oppose the Film as it is nether factual or a documentary. It is an agenda to change a business model that does not align with the creators ideology.
I totally agree with you, I raised four kids who are now successful young adults, I took care of my mother for 6 years ago at Alzheimer's after a small stroke. I wouldn't have been able to do any of that if I was not a tipped employee and I was making minimum wage instead.,,,
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The very definition of the word Documentary is "a movie or a television or radio program that provides a factual record or report." Waging Change, a film funded by Saru Jayaraman and the University of California at Berkeley should not be allowed to be shown at DOC NYC film festival as it is not based in fact. This account of the service industry is in no way a documentary.
As workers in the Full Service Restaurant Industry, we understand that the claims being brought forth through Waging Change are falsehoods, exaggerations and fiction. We consider this film disingenuous and expected to be a piece of propaganda to push an anti tipping agenda funded by Restaurant Opportunities Center. This agenda has the ability to damage the incomes of millions of tipped workers across the country.
We also understand that Saru Jayaraman of ROC is also guilty of abuses and wage theft and lost in a lawsuit brought about by workers in her restaurant experiment COLORS. Saru Jayaraman does not represent the views of workers in the full service industry and her abuses should exclude her from being a spokesman in any respect when it comes to restaurant workers. The following link is the lawsuit in which Jayaraman was charged with wage theft and other abuses.
https://casetext.com/case/godoy-v-restaurant-opportunity-center-of-new-york
We in the Full Service Restaurant Industry ask DOC NY to cease in supporting the film Waging Change and take it off the roster for the DOC NYC 2019.
This petition will be sent to the Artistic Board of DOC NY as an ask to not allow Waging Change to be shown in their festival.
Updates
October 17, 2019
I have been reading through the inbox all night and the stories coming from actual restaurant workers are just so frustrating because they show how disconnected this film really is from our daily reality. It feels like nobody wants to listen to those of us who are actually working the shifts while this whole narrative gets pushed by people who have never even dealt with a busy dinner rush.
October 17, 2019
I really did not think this would gain this much steam but here we are and it is honestly wild to see so many people who actually work in the industry seeing exactly what I saw from the start. It is just so frustrating that a film can claim to be a documentary when it ignores the actual lived experience of servers like us who know the truth about the service industry.
Reached 100 supporters
October 17, 2019
46 Comments
The food service industry is the biggest supporter of women I know. Strong, smart, healthy women choosing to work flexible hours that fit their schedules. Please ask a real restaurant worker their opinion instead of the dramatic false script before you!!
ROC and the unions are terrible for our business. Please do not show this film anywhere. Not factual & an insult to Service workers by people who know nothing about what we want.
I am a tipped worker at a small, neighborhood bar. These well-funded labor-front organizations not only do NOT speak for my colleagues and I, they are blatantly spreading lies about the reality of my industry. Their goal is NOT to help us but rather to use us as chess pieces for political purchasing power. They are threatening our livelihoods. 86 this nonsense propaganda.
If you want facts check out the testimony that hundreds of industry workers read at the DOL hearings last year stating why wages should be left alone!
As an informed restaurant worker, I oppose the Film as it is nether factual or a documentary. It is an agenda to change a business model that does not align with the creators ideology.
I totally agree with you, I raised four kids who are now successful young adults, I took care of my mother for 6 years ago at Alzheimer's after a small stroke. I wouldn't have been able to do any of that if I was not a tipped employee and I was making minimum wage instead.,,,
Are debt collectors coming for your mortgage? can help you out! Contact lawyer at xxx-xxx-xxxx for a free consultation.
I saved $14,000 by switching to Garland Motor Insurance. Get your free quote today at garlandinsurance.com.
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The food service industry is the biggest supporter of women I know. Strong, smart, healthy women choosing to work flexible hours that fit their schedules. Please ask a real restaurant worker their opinion instead of the dramatic false script before you!!