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Rev. Billy and Pastor Mansfield Visit New York City Wine & Food Festival to Protest Chef Terrance Brennan

Posted Mon, 10/13/2008 - 7:52pm by x344543
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."

Working Class Hero: Alexandra Svoboda - Maimed By Cops, Charged With Felonies

Posted Wed, 10/08/2008 - 7:52pm by x344543

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.

Centro Vinoteca and Gusto Join Growing Number of Restaurants to Drop Wild Edibles

Posted Thu, 10/02/2008 - 5:20pm by x344543
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Brandworkers International

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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.

Take E-Mail Action: Celebrity Chef Serving Sweatshop Seafood to Appear on The Today Show

Posted Wed, 10/01/2008 - 1:30pm by x344543

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.

Noho Star, Paloma, Madison Bistro Demonstrate Social Responsibility in Support of Wild Edibles Workers

Posted Sun, 09/07/2008 - 4:19am by x344543
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Brandworkers International

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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.