Submitted on Thu, 10/23/2008 - 8:52pm
For Immediate Release:
Brandworkers International
Contact: press (at) brandworkers.org
October 23, 2008
Embattled Seafood Company Illegally Paid Anti-Union Protesters and Fired
Another Union Supporter After Interrogation
New York, NY- The National Labor Relations Board has issued another
complaint against Wild Edibles, Inc., a once well-regarded seafood wholesaler
and retailer. Based on an investigation triggered by charges from the Industrial Workers of the World, the federal labor agency has accused Wild Edibles of interrogating and firing employee Julio Carbonel for organizing with the IWW and of paying replacement workers in an attempt to disrupt a labor rally.
Submitted on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 8:52pm
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Submitted on Mon, 10/13/2008 - 8:52pm
Contact: press (at) brandworkers.org
October 13, 2008
Rev. Billy and Pastor Mansfield Visit New York City Wine & Food
Festival to Protest Chef Terrance Brennan
New Voices Add Support to the Campaign for Worker Dignity at Wild Edibles,
Inc.
New York, NY- Reverend Billy, a nationally-respected advocate for
responsible consumption and Pastor Jeff Mansfield, a leading voice for food
justice at Judson Memorial Church, joined with Wild Edibles workers and their
supporters this weekend to protest chef and restaurant owner Terrance Brennan at
the New York City Wine & Food Festival. Brennan's Artisanal Bistro lied in
writing by stating that it was no longer serving seafood processed by the Wild
Edibles sweatshop when it in fact did continue to serve Wild Edibles
products.
"Mr. Brennan, honor your word," exclaimed Rev. Billy into a megaphone
during a sidewalk sermon in front of the food festival panel featuring Terrance
Brennan. "[The Wild Edibles workers] don't want to work in a sweatshop. Even
celebrity chefs have to do the right thing."
Submitted on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 8:52pm
By DANIEL GROSS - Counterpunch, October 8, 2008
A peaceful union march is brutally attacked by police. A union activist’s
leg is horribly disfigured and nearly amputated. Maimed possibly for
life, she is charged with multiple felony offenses.
The
battleground is not the coalfields of Harlan County in the 1930s or
1970s; it's not an example of anti-union violence in Colombia or the
Philippines. Our setting is present day Providence, Rhode Island.
On
that brilliant Saturday, August 11 of 2007, Alexandra Svoboda didn’t do
what she was supposed to do. She didn’t stay home and watch TV. She
didn’t go shop at her local Wal-Mart. She didn’t waste away hours on
MySpace.
Submitted on Thu, 10/02/2008 - 6:20pm
For Immediate Release:
Brandworkers International
Contact: press (at) brandworkers.org
September 16, 2008
At Centro Vinoteca and Gusto, Philosophy of Creative Fresh Food Includes
Respect for Workers' Rights Along the Supply Chain
Celebrated Italian Restaurants Choose Not to Serve Seafood from Wild
Edibles or its Front Companies
New York, NY- Centro Vinoteca and Gusto, the popular Village restaurants
sought after for their creative Italian specialties, have stopped serving
seafood from wholesaler and retailer, Wild Edibles, Inc. over concern for
workers' rights. Employees have been campaigning for over a year to win respect
for work and family at Wild Edibles.