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BOYCOTT SAIGON GRILL - WORKERS ILLEGALLY LOCKED OUT
03/08/2007 - 6:03am
03/08/2007 - 10:03am
BOYCOTT SAIGON GRILL - WORKERS ILLEGALLY LOCKED OUT - demo Thurs, 12:30pm @ University Place &12th St BOYCOTT SAIGON GRILL SUPPORT DELIVERY WORKERS AGAINST THE RESTAURANT'S ILLEGAL LOCKOUT
Thursday, March 8th @ 12:30PM Saigon Grill Restaurant University Place @ 12th Street
Saigon Grill Restaurant owners Simon and Michelle Nget locked out all their delivery workers because they were organizing and planned to file a lawsuit. The owners demanded workers sign an illegal contract, stating that they have received minimum wage, even though they received less than $2 an hour. The owners told them not to come back when the delivery workers refused to lie.
Saigon Grill's three locations make more than $2 million per month. But they pay workers as little as $1.60 per hour. Even at this measly pay rate, owners charged delivery workers ridiculous fines, such as for taking a sick leave, slamming the door, or entering an order into the computer after 15 minutes. Restaurant owners cursed and harassed delivery workers, calling them "dirty dogs." They did not allow them any time to eat or call their family. Meanwhile, Saigon Grill owners forced delivery workers into dangerous work conditions. They disregarded workers' safety in unsafe buildings. And when they were robbed and beaten, they had to pay for all the orders they delivered that day. Furthermore, if they had an accident or got hurt on the job, workers had to pay for their own medical expenses. Workers who spoke out against these conditions were automatically fired.
"I gave more than ten years of my life to this restaurant. The more money the owners made, the more they stole from us. And now they locked us out for fighting for our rights. These owners must pay for what they did. We demand justice now!" - Yu Guan Ke
Join us to demand justice now! Saigon Grill must: 1) Immediately rehire ALL delivery workers 2) Obey the labor law and pay workers their minimum wage and OT pay
For more information, contact the JWBS! Campaign at (212) 334-2333.
Justice Will Be Served! (JWBS) is a campaign that unites restaurant, hotel, deli, and other service workers in different communities across New York to fight against long hours, second-class wages, stolen tips and other sweatshop conditions. JWBS! is composed of a coalition of organizations: 318 Restaurant Workers Union, Chinese Staff & Workers' Association, National Mobilization Against Sweatshops c/o CSWA P.O. Box 130401 , New York, NY 10013-0995 ; tel: 212-334-2333; fax: 212-334-1974
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