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Back of the house.(CHECK THE COLOR LINE)(employers hire latinos as runners and bussers)(Brief article)
WHEN IT'S ALWAYS a Latino male who busses your table and sweeps the floor and a white male who takes your order--and your tips--is it merely coincidental? The Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York spent the last two years canvassing restaurants, setting up focus groups and sending 43 matched pairs into restaurants. The results are educational, if not surprising.
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The group found that employers use a vague but clearly racialized set of criteria to hire an overwhelmingly male and disproportionately white staff for the most lucrative "front ...
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