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Spotlighting service industry workers
By NIKKI DAVIDSON
COAST WEEKEND EDITOR
While scrolling through social media
recently, a post from The Labor Temple
Diner & Bar caught my attention.
The post from the Astoria restaurant
included a picture of what looked like a
receipt, but the paper wasn’t a bill.
Instead, it read: “Jeez, it has been a long
summer, so we have decided to give our
staff a week off (with pay.)” The post went
on to explain that it’s been a long summer,
and the owners were excited to return after
the break.
The comments below from custom-
ers were nothing but supportive, and it’s a
breath of fresh air in a time when reality
can feel suff ocating.
I t’s undeniable that the service industry
has shouldered the blow of the emotional
landslide that comes with being in a pan-
demic. According to a study from the UC
Berkeley Food Labor Research Center in
May, 80% of restaurant workers reported
experiencing hostile behavior from custom-
ers in response to staff enforcing COVID-
19 safety protocols.
O n the North Coast, an infl ux of tour-
ists during an employee and supply short-
age added to these challenges. They’ve
had to deal directly with frustration about
long wait times, lack of open tables or ful-
ly-booked hotel rooms.
As the summer wraps up, Coast Week-
end would like to spotlight service industry
workers. If you’re a regular at your favorite
establishment, just visiting the North Coast
COAST WEEKEND EDITOR
THURSDAY
SEPT. 9
2021
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PHOTO BY
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A Facebook post from The Labor Temple
Diner & Bar announced the staff would be
given a paid week off work.
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STAFF AND CONTRIBUTO
ON THE
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The new sitting
room in the
reopened
Rosebriar
Mansion in
Astoria.
or even work aside someone you think
should be recognized; we’d like to hear
from you.
Please send in your pictures and stories
for a feature showing the people who have
worked hard to give visitors clean beds and
entertainment, while keeping everyone on
the North Coast happy and fed. The dead-
line for submissions is Sept. 30. A ll materi-
als should be sent to ndavidson@dailyasto-
rian.com.
NIKKI DAVIDSON
CALENDAR COORDINATOR
SARAH SMITH
CONTRIBUTORS
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DAVID CAMPICHE
BARBARA LLOYD McMICHAEL
PATRICK WEBB
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