“Only 1.4 percent of restaurant and food service workers belong to a union, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, while the national average hovers around 10 percent. Meanwhile, turnover rate for restaurant staff fluctuates around 75 percent, meaning only about one-quarter of restaurant staff stay at the same job for more than a year. Additionally, the national mean annual wage for restaurant cooks and servers is roughly $36,000, about $24,000 less than the national mean wage for all workers. These are not indicators of a thriving workforce. Meanwhile, restaurant industry revenue for March 2024 was $93.7 billion.”