The AFL-CIO and DC LaborFest invite you to a discussion of Saru Jayaraman’s new book, Forked: A New Standard for American Dining.

Books will be available for purchase at the event. Lunch also will be available for purchase in the AFL-CIO cafeteria (cash only).

One of the largest and fastest-growing segments of our economy is also its lowest-paying employer—the restaurant industry. In Forked, Saru Jayaraman, co-founder of Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, offers an insider's view of the best and worst restaurants for worker pay and benefits, and with it, a new way of thinking about how and where we eat. From the dreadfully low tipped minimum wage to the fight for paid sick leave, the book examines some of the most important policy issues of our time.