Labor
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Hotel Workers Continue Call for Boycott of SF Hotels
In San Francisco, workers, many Chinese, are continuing their boycott of major hotels in the city. Local 2 of the Unite/Here union are continuing to call for boycotting the Westin St. Francis, Palace and the Grand Hyatt becayse if cuts in health benefits to roomcleaners, Cooks, Dishwashers, Bellpersons, Servers, Bartenders, and other workers. Earlier in Novemeber there was a 3-day strike at the Grand Hyatt. Half the workers were Chinese.
Date of first Azine posting:12/02/2009 -
California Domestic Worker Victory Inspires Others
updated 10/29.09
Date of first Azine posting:10/21/2009 -
Study: Asian American Low-Wage Workers Often Cheated of their Wages
A recent study of low-wage workers indicated how a large percentage of them are routinely cheated out of mandated pay. Based on over 4000 worker surveys in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York, the study found that these low-wage workers, many of them Asian, were exploited in a number of ways. These include working off-the-clock, earning less than the minimum wage, not being paid overtime, lack of meal breaks, falsified records, and retaliation for speaking up for their rights.
Date of first Azine posting:09/08/2009 -
Former Bus Drivers Win Unemployment Insurance; CPA Counters Sunshine Travel Lawsuit
from CPA Boston
Former Sunshine Travel bus drivers received their first unemployment insurance checks on May 26, after two months without income. The former employees had filed claims in March, but the case had been under review by the state Department of Unemployment Assistance.
Date of first Azine posting:06/28/2009 -
Soo Moon Nam Jib Restaurant Must Serve Korean Waitresses Unpaid Minimum Wage And Overtime Pay
This is an edited version of a press release from AALDEF
Date of first Azine posting:06/11/2009 -
NJ Restaurant Workers Picket for Year's Back Pay
Three workers have begun a campaign to receive a years back pay. Joined by members of Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, they picketed outside the work place Tuesday, Dong' Ari, a Fort Lee, NJ Korean restaurant. A former cook at the restaurant claimed that he is owed a year's pay of 12-hour shifts, often every day of the week. It amounts to thousands of dollars.
Date of first Azine posting:05/28/2009 -
SUNSHINE TRAVEL DRIVERS RECEIVE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, NATIONAL SUPPORT
Former Sunshine Travel bus drivers spoke to Chinese community leaders from San Francisco, Oakland, New York, Los Angeles and Boston in Boston's Chinatown Sunday night.
Date of first Azine posting:05/25/2009 -
Chinese Progressive Association Statement on Sunshine Travel Case
May 8, 2009
Chinese Progressive Association Boston
In the current economic crisis, we all want our community businesses to thrive and recognize that they are important employers for our community. But the recession cannot become a free pass to exploit immigrant workers, the most vulnerable members of our community. The Chinese Progressive Association calls on our community to support small businesses that provide decent jobs to workers.
Date of first Azine posting:05/08/2009 -
Sunshine Travel Burns Chinatown Bus Drivers' Rights!
Boston Chinatown Bus Drivers and the Chinese Progressive Association are battling Sunshine Travel Services over claims of thousands in unpaid wages. Sunshine Travel is a travel and bus transportation company with offices in Boston Chinatown and Quincy, Massachusetts, where many Chinese live. The company provides busing to Mohegan Sun Casino as well as East Coast cities, making revenues of at least $1.5 million per year and is owned by Lorraine Tse.
The workers have charged that:Date of first Azine posting:04/30/2009 -
W Hotel Must Hire from the Community!
by Amee Chew
The Chinese Progressive Association has begun a campaign to demand local hiring in developments adjacent to the Boston Chinatown community. Here is their statement tieing development, the economic recession and local responsibility.
Demand Job Opportunities & Training for the Community!
W Hotel Must Hire from the Community!Date of first Azine posting:02/28/2009
