restaurants

Catalyst #17

martinh — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:02:47 +0000

Grand Rapids Starbucks Union and Spanish CNT announce global day of action

GRSBUXUNION — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:25:30 +0000

Day to protest recent firing of CNT member in Spain and continuing anti-union discrimination in Grand Rapids

Illegal immigrants win unpaid wages in Stockholm

Ed — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:24:28 +0000

The increasing organisation of illegal immigrants within the syndicalist union SAC have lead to more and more blockades to force the payment of unpaid wages, mainly from employment agencies in the restaurant, cleaning, hotel and building industry. Millions Kronor in unpaid wages have been have been won by the SAC.

Direct action gets the goods again, this time in London

Alan — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:35:37 +0000

Cesare Copeta, an Italian national working seasonally in London, was employed by The Food Room, owners of The French Table restaurant in Surrey and the Tom Ilic restaurant in Battersea, which has been spotted listed in Time Out's Top 50 London restaurants.

Pickets win re-instatement of migrant worker

Boulcolonialboy — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:10:28 +0000

A young Slovakian worker was sacked on the spot from Delaney’s restaurant for asking why she had to remove her jumper at work on a cold January day. Delaney’s owners refused to meet with the worker or with her trade union representative.