Amanda Michelle Gomez at DCist reports that nearly100 Workers employed at The Bazaar, Chef José Andrés’ dream restaurant inside the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Washington, D.C. are trying to form a Union in the hopes of improving their wages and benefits.  A super-majority of the Restaurant’s Workers delivered a petition seeking voluntary recognition to management, according to UNITE-HERE Local 25, the Labor Organization Bazaar Employees want to join.  “We deserve a seat at the table,” the petition reads in large red letters, with the names and photos of 96 Workers printed below. “We are The Bazaar Workers who prepare and serve the meals.  We serve Ambassadors, CEOs and D.C.’s Political Elite, and we work hard to create the delicious and memorable dining experience that The Bazaar by José Andrés at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel is known for.”

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