Founded in June 2008 and based in Detroit, the Restaurant Opportunities Center of Michigan (ROC-MI), is an affiliate of Restaurant Opportunities Centers United. Our mission is to improve working conditions and opportunities for advancement of Michigan restaurant workers.ROC-MI uses a unique, tri-pronged model to achieve systems-change that includes: (1) workplace justice campaigns to move restaurant companies that take the low-road to profitability; (2) promoting the high-road to profitability through partnerships with responsible employers and workforce development programs that move low-income workers into living wage jobs; and (3) participatory research and policy work that lift standards industry-wide. We have over 1,700 low-wage restaurant worker members, with the majority of our low-income membership base living in Detroit. ROC-MI operates COLORS Detroit Restaurant (a non-profit social enterprise) which houses the Colors Hospitality Opportunities for Workers (CHOW) Institute and the Colors Co-Op Academy. ROC-MI also convenes the local tables for Restaurants Advancing Industry Standards of Employment (RAISE) and Diners United (a group of ethical diners).
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