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As Trial Looms, Immigrant Workers to Rally for Justice at Kosher Food Company

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UPDATE: Read about the successful rally and thanks to all the individuals and groups who made it possible! --- http://www.brandworkers.org/en/node/101145

Employees Call on KRM Supermarket to Reconsider Relationship With Flaum Appetizing Corp. Over Serious Labor Abuses

Who: Unlawfully fired employees of Brooklyn food processor and wholesaler, Flaum Appetizing Corp., joined by a spirited contingent of community supporters, labor union allies, and concerned citizens.

Why: Workers are set for a federal court trial in Brooklyn against prominent kosher food company Flaum Appetizing and its owner Moishe Grudhut for years of stolen overtime and retaliation against workers who asserted their rights. The KRM Kollel Supermarket is one of New York's largest sellers of Flaum products including hummus, pickles, herring, and middle eastern salads. The workers and their supporters are calling on KRM Kollel to demonstrate socially responsible leadership regarding the products that it sells to New York consumers. Flaum has already lost a National Labor Relations Board trial over its relentless campaign to stifle workers' rights and employees are confident they will prevail in federal court as well.

Collective Action Notice for Beverage-Plus Workers (Spanish)

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¿Ha estado empleado por una compañía conocida como Beverage Plus ubicada en 58-87 55th Street, Maspeth, New York 11378 como conductor (Driver) o ayudante (Helper) desde el primero de junio de 2004?

Si es así, usted puede ser elegible para unirse a un pleito para recuperar el pago de horas extras y salarios mínimos que no le pagó la compañía.

Bankruptcy Court Approves Wild Edibles Settlement!

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Judge Robert E. Gerber approved the settlement without delay and the workers' victory is secured!

Brandworkers issued a formal letter attached below to the restaurants that supported us informing them of the resolution.

The workers are ecstatic and the settlement should allow Wild Edibles to get back on its feet.

NYC Garment Workers Challenge Sweatshop Conditions

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While it might be surprising to some that sweatshops still exist in the USA in 2009, low-income immigrant workers around the country are all too familiar with the grim reality of long hours, illegally low pay, and abuse from management. While Brandworkers’ Focus on the Food Chain initiative challenges sweatshop conditions in the food industry, our friends at the Ain't I a Woman?! campaign are taking on the garment industry.

Retail Action Project launches campaign for justice at clothing retailer Scoop NYC

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Reverend Billy

Brandworkers campaigners were honored to stand with the Retail Action Project yesterday in its struggle for justice at Scoop NYC, a high-end clothing retailer. Scoop withheld hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime pay and discriminated against West African immigrant workers.

Diane Krauthamer of Next Left Notes reports:

The OSHA Farce or Why Retail Workers Need Labor Unions

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The impotence of the federal health and safety law, known as OSHA, is so extreme that it would be comical --- if the consequences weren't so utterly tragic.

After the horrific trampling death of Wal-Mart employee Jdimytai Damour, Brandworkers and many others pointed out the predictable nature of his death: Wal-Mart juices up its customers with marketing tactics to create a door-busting rush on Black Friday yet fails to implement even the most rudimentary plan to deal with the onslaught.

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