The New York State bill that will become law this week is a sham. It will enrich employers and corporations to the detriment of all working people. New Yorkers deserve a real wage raise, one that improves conditions for all workers. · The bill is too little, too late: The $9 minimum wage raise over …
Franchising giant Domino’s Pizza Corporation reaps nearly $2 billion every year. How? They repeatedly violate labor laws, then hide behind franchises to avoid paying for these crimes. Across NYC, Domino’s Pizza franchises: Refuse to pay minimum wage Force employees to work overtime without pay Push delivery workers out in hazardous weather and road conditions, even …
Ex-workers fired for speaking out about bad conditions have been picketing the restaurant for over 2 years, along with the support of UWS residents, faith groups, community organizations, students and elected officials. Former employees won a $1 million judgement against the restaurant for refusing to pay the debt from a previous settlement. The victory at …
PROTEST: Thursday, 3/21, 12 Noon Margaret Chin’s Office, 250 Broadway On the ten public lots on Delancey (SPURA),City Council Member Margaret Chin recently led the City to shut out Latinos, African Americans, and other workers and poor families on the Lower East Side and Chinatown. 70% of housing to be built on SPURA will have …
Let’s celebrate the struggles, the victories of working people. We work in restaurants, stores, offices, schools or factories, or in our homes caring for our families. We’re documented, we’re undocumented. Let’s meet other members and supporters in our newly-renovated center, share the latest about Domino’s Pizza, People First, and Cuomo’s minimum-wage fiasco. Let’s gear up … Continue reading »
We write to set the record straight as you continue to spread disinformation. You accuse community members of “falsehood” in documenting what you have done as a City Council Member and as a deputy director of the Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE). Following is a response to your March 21 letter to the Lower East … Continue reading »
DEMAND DOMINO’S PIZZA TAKE RESPONSIBILITY NOW! Domino’s Pizza made $501 million in gross profit in 2012, the highest ever, with nearly 10,000 stores worldwide. Domino’s CEO Patrick Doyle alone took home $9.1 million last year, or roughly $4,375 per hour. Workers, on the other hand, who delivered these pizzas, made only $4 an hour, working … Continue reading »
A Restaurant Was Popular, Its Closing Was Celebrated (New York Times) Advocates, Workers Celebrate Closure of UWS Restaurant (NY 1) Continue reading »
On February 11, State Supreme Court Judge Marcy Friedman ruled that the current owner of Saigon Grill must pay the 38 former employees over $1 million owed to them from the judgments against the former boss Simon Nget. After Nget went to jail for fraudulent payroll records the new owners, Jiu Sheng Lin and Qiao … Continue reading »
We Demand Corporate Accountability from Domino’s Pizza Wednesday, February 27 @ 12 noon Domino’s Pizza, 464 3rd Avenue, at 32nd Street Corporate giant Domino’s Pizza Corporation reaps nearly $2 billion every year. How? They repeatedly violate labor laws while hiding behind franchises to avoid paying for these crimes. Across the city, Domino’s Pizza franchises: Refuse … Continue reading »
