At a rally today, Pastis, St. Ansalem, and Le Diplomat workers – three of the biggest DC restaurants of East Coast Hospitality Magnet Stephen Star – shared allegations of “unjust working conditions” United Local 25 here,
Hospitality labor union first Complaints filed With the National Labor Relations Board on violation of alleged labor law at two star restaurants. In addition, workers have filed statements with the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on the alleged hostile work environment at Star Restaurant on the basis of breed, sex and disability; Also failures to accommodate pregnant women in the workplace.
Workers also said that the restaurant group failed to inform the Spanish -speaking pregnant employees of their rights under the Family Vacation Act paid in the Group DC’s office. St. Anslam Pastry Cook Maria Delgado said in a statement, “When I told the management that I need time for my child … then the management did not explain those rights as a new mother in this city. . ” “I learned all this thanks to one of my colleagues who explained to me my rights.”
Hospitality Workers Union and Seven Starrer Employees addressed a crowd outside the Union Market (1309 Fifth Street NE). Food Hall Star’s year old French Bistro sits block Pastis And six -year -old steakhouse Saint analeslam (The original NY location of each is not involved in any federation efforts). Le diplomat Since 2013, there is a perennial pack of Star on the 14th Street.
Each restaurant workers announced a plan to form a union in mid -January, and local 25 says 60 percent have signed the Union Authority card to date. Collectively, three restaurants employ around 400 people.
St. Anselum workers have a NLRB union election date for 21 February, and Pastis employees will vote on 28 February. If most of the workers “yes” vote, it would mean that the members of the members may join the 75-year- Old Union, which currently represents 500 restaurants workers around DMV. Local 25 says its members are mainly immigrant and color women.
The Sangh alleges that the star refused to accept the right to union of workers. In response to the allegations, the star sent the following statement to the Eater:
Management in Pastis, St. Anselum and Pastis is committed to promoting a respectable, fair workplace environment, where employees feel reception, safe and heard.
For example, we also support the right to a person to vote about the future of their working environment, including supporting a secret voting election of the National Labor Relations Board, where each employee without the influence of any party Is capable of voting.
People in our day-to-day employees-people, on the floor, and behind the bar are the lifetime of our restaurants. And so we are proud of profit, professional workplace, and development opportunities that we offer our workers, and we believe that that’s why we have a great reputation in the industry, many of our employees stay with us for years.
In St. Anselum, a long-term front-of-off-house employee, who spoke to the eater on the condition of anonymity, is anti-Sangh for various reasons.
The 20 -year -old DC restaurant vet says, “I have worked in toxic places before, and this is not one of those places.” “I have never had any advocacy problem [here] From my own side. This affects all of us – everyone has to join the union or a holiday. ,
The employee is also careful as the way local 25 told about their rapid federation efforts that began in late December.
He says, “This was done so quickly and secretly and not included every employee in the conversation.” “I think this is an attempt to make a name for the Sangh and proceed as much as the dominos they can forward when collecting the dues.”
Another large hospitality group in DC is currently condensing with local 25Very. Local 25 states that Most of the Nightsbridge Restaurant Group employees in both Rasika Penn Quarter and Downtown Italian Cybleing Modena signed the Union Authority Card last month.
Local 25 alleged Nightsbridges were engaged in a “union-busting” campaign, including federal supporters firing and threatening as well as allegedly violating labor law practices; Owner Ashok Bajaj has denied this. Employees have chosen several times outside Rasika in the last few weeks.
Local 25 says 18 members of the Congress have met directly with Star and Nightsbridge workers on Capital Hill, including the Rape Steven Horseford (D-NV) of the Congress’s Black Cocks. DC rape. Allenor Holmes Norton also joined, writing a letter, which touched the alleged union-busting strategy and urged the parties to work together.
