Supporters and former employees of the restaurant between Second Avenue and Third Avenue have assembled for what is expected to be a weekly picket...
The workers are handing out flyers outlining their allegations...
Here's a PDF with background on the legal case.
Thanks to @kxd8053 for the photos via Twitter
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Gothamist has more on the story here.
Good for these employees for standing up for themselves. I will not eat at this place again until I hear working conditions have changed.
ReplyDeleteHow can this be? Isn't this one of those independent mom and pop shops? The ones we need to support because they are so good and wonderful and better than the evil chains ? This is shocking. You mean the place I get Chinese food from hires and exploits illegal labor? OMG- What am I supposed to do now? I can't go out today and get the food myself. I need a delivery. Oh the horror!
ReplyDeletePerhaps you can limit your eating to the chains, McDs, Subway and KFC.
DeleteI was being sarcastic.Sorry you didn't get it. I'll be more clear in the future.
DeleteSo was I. Apology accepted.
DeleteIt's grievances, not allegations.
ReplyDeleteLike your name!
Maybe they should also add to the reasons to boycott: "glorification of Chairman Mao".
ReplyDelete@2:17 PM
ReplyDeleteLabor abuse does not only happen with big companies however when it does it can affect 10's of thousands of workers. Your comment is insensitive to these people's problem.
Glad to hear they're taking a stand and I will join in the boycott. I have eaten here many times and am angry to know that my tips may not have gone to the hardworking servers and that they have been cheated in general. The lack of respect for their employees and no compassion for how difficult it is to survive on minimal pay is despicable. Jerks.
ReplyDeleteThe food was good
ReplyDeleteBetter boycott Chinese food period. This is how they operate. Its a story as old as NYC.
ReplyDeleteEmployees are abused by many kinds of restaurants and fast food businesses, including McDonald's whch is why there are ongoing protests against the big chain's low wages too. Chipotle, which is right next door to Grand Szechuan, has had employee protests and walkouts due to understaffing and overworking their employees. But don't tell that to all the people sitting in the windows eating their $10 no GMO burritos, they don't really care.
ReplyDeleteThis protest is similar to the one at Saigon Grill on University Place which went on for months, and was finally resolved. The Saigon Grill on the UWS wasn't so lucky and was shut down after years of protetsts when the owners refused to pay millions of dollars in back wages. Support the boycott until this place meets the workers demands.