The popular and lucrative Washington, D.C. Restaurant St. Anselm dining spot has Gone Union. The dining spot is operated by STARR Restaurant Group, which refused to voluntarily recognize its Workers’ Union. The new Bargaining Unit covers both the Front- and Back-of-House Workers. This victory was the first of three STARR-operated restaurants in the City to hold Union Elections to join Local 25 as part of a larger D.C. Restaurant Workers Rising organizing effort. Staff are celebrating this powerful victory and are eager to sit down at the bargaining table to secure a contract with improvements to working conditions and wages. “I’m so proud of what we won because I know it means real change is coming - in our paychecks, our benefits and how workers at STARR restaurants are treated,” said Bridget Killburn, a baker at St. Anselm. “I’m excited for my colleagues at Pastis and Le Diplomate to join us in winning their Union in the coming weeks.”

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