by Winnie Zwick | Dec 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
by Winnie Zwick | Nov 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
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...
by Winnie Zwick | Sep 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
