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ICE Raid At Emiliano’s Restaurants In PA Spurs $120K GoFundMe To Support Detained Workers ICE Raid At Emiliano’s Restaurants In PA Spurs $120K GoFundMe To Support Detained Workers
ICE Raid At Emiliano’s Restaurants In PA Spurs $120K GoFundMe To Support Detained Workers An ICE raid at two Emiliano’s Mexican Restaurant & Bar locations in the Pittsburgh area left 16 workers detained and the community reeling, the business announced on Thursday, Aug. 7. Federal immigration agents stormed the Cranberry and Gibsonia Emiliano’s restaurants in what owners described as a “show of force” that “went far beyond anything reasonable or humane,” according to a statement shared on the restaurant’s Facebook page and GoFundMe. The raid left the businesses “trashed” and employees “shattered,” the owners said. Sixteen staff members — described as “family” by the Emiliano…
Bethlehem Apartment Site Raided; 17 Undocumented Workers Taken Into Custody, ICE Says Bethlehem Apartment Site Raided; 17 Undocumented Workers Taken Into Custody, ICE Says
Bethlehem Apartment Site Raided; 17 Undocumented Workers Taken Into Custody, ICE Says Seventeen people were taken off the job site and into custody after a federal immigration raid in Pennsylvania, authorities announced. Agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and other federal partners showed up at the Five 10 Flats apartment complex on East 3rd Street in Bethlehem on Tuesday, June 11, and served a Notice of Inspection. More than a dozen people were arrested during a raid in Bethlehem.  ICE According to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the site — currently under restoration and unoccupied — was being staffed by workers provided by a subcontrac…
Amazon Workers Go On Strike, Protest In 20 Nations, Including US Amazon Workers Go On Strike, Protest In 20 Nations, Including US
Amazon Workers Go On Strike, Protest In 20 Nations, Including US Amid the busiest shopping weekend of the holiday season, workers for Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, have gone on strike. Protesting under the banner of “Make Amazon Pay.” employees have walked off the job across six continents in 20 countries, including the United States. The strike is scheduled to last from Black Friday on Nov. 29 through Cyber Monday, Dec. 2, the UNI Global Union announced, saying protests will be held in majors cities in the US, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, India, Brazil and elsewhere. The strike could cause customers' holiday deliveries …
First Union Cannabis Dispensary Contract Ratified By Workers In CT: 'Big Step' First Union Cannabis Dispensary Contract Ratified By Workers In CT: 'Big Step'
First Union Cannabis Dispensary Contract Ratified By Workers In CT: 'Big Step' Workers at a Connecticut cannabis dispensary have ratified the first union contract for such a business in the state.  Employees at Zen Leaf Dispensary in New Haven County, located at 237 East Aurora St. in Waterbury, voted unanimously to ratify their union contract, the first such agreement in the state, UFCW Local 19 announced on Friday, Feb. 9.  The three-year agreement covers all dispensary technicians, leads, and pharmacists, and will bring "significant" wage increases, lead pay, increased holiday pay, more predictive scheduling, more paid time off, and increased retirement a…
14 NJ Businesses Newly-Barred From Practicing For Shortchanging Workers: DOL 14 NJ Businesses Newly-Barred From Practicing For Shortchanging Workers: DOL
14 NJ Businesses Newly-Barred From Practicing For Shortchanging Workers: DOL An additional 14 New Jersey businesses have been barred from practicing for short-changing workers and other violations, bringing the total to 82, according to the state's Labor and Workforce Development Department. The businesses — which were named to the NJDOL’s Workplace Accountability in Labor List (the WALL) — owe a collective $956,000 in wages and penalties to the state and their employees. The 14 businesses added to the WALL are: A Z Construction of NJ Inc., Plainfield Brasero Chicken 3 LLC, Paterson Dar's Staffing LLC, Little Egg Harbor EC Abatement Inc., Newark Lane Mechanical He…
Twitter Claps Back At Christie For Criticizing Steakhouse In His Own Morris County Town Twitter Claps Back At Christie For Criticizing Steakhouse In His Own Morris County Town
Twitter Claps Back At Christie For Criticizing Steakhouse In His Own Morris County Town Twitter users are slamming Chris Christie after he criticized a Mendham steakhouse, which recently settled a lawsuit citing mistreatment of employees. The former governor urged people to think twice before dining at Sammy's Steakhouse in Mendham, where he lives with his family.  The restaurant -- also known as Sammy's Ye Old Cider Mill -- settled the suit for $190,000. "Terrible example of mistreatment of workers by ownership," Christie wrote. "People should consider this when deciding where to spend your dollars for a dinner out." The tweet garnered dozens of comments, mostly from peopl…
2,500 Nursing Home Employees In CT Could Go On Strike 2,500 Nursing Home Employees In CT Could Go On Strike
2,500 Nursing Home Employees In CT Could Go On Strike As more than 30,000 Stop & Shop employees in New England continue their strike amid labor negotiations, thousands of nurses may be forming their own picket lines as they prepare to go on strike. The Health Care Workers Union sent out strike notices to nearly two dozen Connecticut nursing homes over the weekend, as approximately 2,500 employees have been working without a contract since 2015 and have only seen a 2 percent raise during that time. The nurses in 20 nursing homes voted to approve a strike that will take place on May 1 by a 1,449 to 78 vote. The strike is expected to impact s…