Submitted on Wed, 10/01/2008 - 2:30pm
Original URL - http://www.brandworkers.org/en/node/37146
Dear Friends,
Celebrity chef Terrance Brennan who serves seafood from known labor rights
violator Wild Edibles, Inc. is set to appear on NBC's The Today Show.
To add insult to injury, Chef Brennan's Artisanal Bistro lied to workers in
writing by stating that the restaurant no longer served Wild Edibles seafood.
After Brandworkers exposed the deception, Brennan admitted in a Sept. 1, 2008
press statement that his restaurant is still serving Wild
Edibles.
Please take a moment now to express your opinion that Terrance Brennan
lacks the credibility and trustworthiness that viewers of The Today Show expect
from guests. Click on the following link to participate:
http://citizenspeak.org/node/1352
Thank you very much for all of your work to ensure that working families
receive the respect they deserve.
Submitted on Sun, 09/07/2008 - 5:19am
For Immediate Release:
Brandworkers International
Contact: press (at) brandworkers.org
Noho Star, Paloma, Madison Bistro Demonstrate Social Responsibility in
Support of Wild Edibles Workers
More Top New York Restaurants Stop Serving Wild Edibles Seafood Over
Workers' Rights Concerns
September 5, 2008
New York, NY- Three highly-regarded restaurants here have demonstrated that
ethical and sustainable business practices include consideration for the
well-being of workers employed by suppliers. Noho Star, Paloma, and Madison
Bistro have chosen not to serve seafood from Wild Edibles or its front-companies
until workers there are treated with respect and fairness. Twenty-four current
and former Wild Edibles workers have been campaigning for over a year to make
positive change on the job and reclaim unlawfully withheld overtime
pay.
Submitted on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 4:48pm
Dear Brandworkers Campaigners and Friends,
The snake in the grass has a new trick that we thought you should know
about. Another pathetic attempt to maintain sweatshop conditions is
exposed below. As always, thank you for your continuing support.
Sincerely,
The Brandwokers HQ Team
For Immediate Release:
Brandworkers International
Contact: press (at) brandworkers.org
August 26, 2008
Statement of Brandworkers on Wild Edibles' Deceptive Use of Corporate
Fronts
"In their continuing bid to avoid accountability for their illegal
employment practices, Wild Edibles and owner Richard Martin have begun using
different company names to deceive restaurant owners into buying seafood
from Wild Edibles.
Submitted on Sun, 08/17/2008 - 11:40pm
For Immediate Release:
Brandworkers International
Contact: press (at) brandworkers.org
Tavern on the Green Stops Serving Wild Edibles Seafood Over Workers' Rights
Concerns
Legendary Central Park restaurant is the latest to drop Wild Edibles until
it settles a year-long dispute with workers
August 11, 2008
New York, NY- Tavern on the Green, one of the nation's highest-grossing
restaurants, has stopped serving seafood from wholesaler and retailer, Wild
Edibles, Inc. over concern for employee rights. Wild Edibles workers and their
allies have been campaigning for almost a year to reclaim stolen overtime pay;
to compel compliance with workplace laws including the right to support a labor
union; and to win a more livable wage as well as a health care and retirement
plan.
Submitted on Sun, 08/17/2008 - 11:33pm
For Immediate Release:
Brandworkers International
Contact: press (at) brandworkers.org
Celebrated Thai restaurant is the latest to drop Wild Edibles until it settles a year-long dispute with workers
August 7, 2008
New York, NY- Kittichai, the popular Thai restaurant in Soho, has stopped serving seafood from wholesaler and retailer, Wild Edibles, Inc. over concern for employee rights. Wild Edibles workers and their allies have been campaigning for almost a year to reclaim stolen overtime pay; to compel compliance with workplace laws including the right to support a labor union; and to win a more livable wage as well as a health care and retirement plan.
"With Kittichai, thirty-four of New York's most well-regarded restaurantshave stopped serving Wild Edibles seafood," said Raymundo Lara Molina, one of eleven Wild Edibles employees fired or forced out in retaliation for asserting their rights. "When will Wild Edibles see the writing on the wall and accept a just resolution of this dispute?"