All workers except agricultural and fishery workers, engaged in producing and processing food, beverages, and tobacco products.
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.
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.