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Amy’s Bread factory workers call for an end to understaffing, unsafe conditions, and stagnant wages

Amy’s Bread factory workers call for an end to understaffing, unsafe conditions, and stagnant wages

by Winnie Zwick | Dec 18, 2018 | Amy's Bread

Community members and elected officials rally in support of workers Long Island City, NY — Workers at the Amy’s Bread factory delivered a letter today to the bakery’s owner, Amy Scherber, demanding that management return to the table to negotiate a workplace justice...
Seven facts Ginia Bellafante missed about the Tom Cat Bakery workers’ campaign because she didn’t talk with workers

Seven facts Ginia Bellafante missed about the Tom Cat Bakery workers’ campaign because she didn’t talk with workers

by Winnie Zwick | Nov 6, 2018 | Brandworkers

On October 26, 2018, the New York Times ran a column by Ginia Bellafante about Tom Cat Bakery workers fired in the wake of an ICE audit at the factory in early 2017.  Since the audit, workers have been organizing to win immigrant worker protections in the factory and...
Brandworkers debuts ICE audit resistance workshop

Brandworkers debuts ICE audit resistance workshop

by Winnie Zwick | Oct 4, 2018 | Uncategorized

On September 26, 2018, Brandworkers co-hosted a workshop with the North Star Foundation called “Preparing for ICE Workplace Audits: An Organizing Approach.” Forty-five people from at least 25 organizations across the NYC metro area participated in a robust...
Tom Cat Bakery Workers Earn Support of Prominent NYC Restaurant Group

Tom Cat Bakery Workers Earn Support of Prominent NYC Restaurant Group

by Winnie Zwick | Sep 19, 2018 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Owners of El Quinto Pino, Txikito, La Vara, and Saint Julivert Fisherie restaurants have halted their use of Tom Cat Bakery products. Workers and dozens of their allies spent months appealing to El Quinto Pino’s management and have finally been heard. The power of...
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