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

Submitted by intexile on Thu, 10/02/2008 - 7:20pm.
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.


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

Submitted by intexile on Wed, 10/01/2008 - 3:30pm.

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.

http://www.Brandworkers.org


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

Submitted by intexile on Sun, 09/07/2008 - 6:19am.
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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.


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Brandworkers Exposes Wild Edibles' Use of Corporate Fronts

Submitted by intexile on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 5:48pm.
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.


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Storied Tavern on the Green Says No More Wild Edibles

Submitted by intexile on Mon, 08/18/2008 - 12:40am.
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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.


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Kittichai Restaurant Stops Serving Wild Edibles Seafood Over Workers' Rights Concerns

Submitted by intexile on Mon, 08/18/2008 - 12:33am.
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?"


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IWW Rally Marks Bitter Anniversary

Submitted by Steph on Tue, 08/12/2008 - 7:02pm.
From The Providence Journal

By David Scharfenberg

Journal Staff Writer

PROVIDENCE — A year after a confrontation with police officers in North Providence left her with severe leg injuries, union organizer Alexandra Svoboda arrived at a rally yesterday with a cane, a knee brace and a message of defiance.

“This is the true spirit of resistance,” she said. “This is people saying, ‘no.’ ”

Svoboda, secretary of the Providence branch of the Industrial Workers of the World, was among a group of protesters who clashed with the police Aug. 11, 2007, while marching on Jacky’s Galaxie, a pan-Asian restaurant on Mineral Spring Avenue.

Union members were targeting Jacky’s because the eatery purchased rice and takeout containers from Dragon Land Trading, a restaurant supply company in Queens, N.Y., with a reputation for treating its employees poorly.


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Storied Tavern on the Green Says No More Wild Edibles‏

Submitted by Steph on Mon, 08/11/2008 - 7:27pm.
For Immediate Release:
Brandworkers International
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.


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