CALL Jin Restaurant: Support Imigrant Workers!

Can anybody help with this? See below for the phone number.

The workers are negotiating with the owner on Dec. 7, and could use some public support before then.

Please let the restaurant know you will not eat there until the workers' demands are met.

Let me know if you were able to make a phone call, etc.
Thank you!
-Amee

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Stand Up for Immigrant Workers Rights!
Support Jin Restaurant Workers!

Jin Asian Cuisine is one of the largest Chinese restaurants in Massachusetts. With nearly 1,000 seats, it does millions of dollars in business every year.

But Chinese wait-staff report:

- Stolen tips and pay: the restaurant stole their tips to pay weekend non-Chinese temporary workers at $30 an hour. Wait-staff also describe time-sheet irregularities, not being paid if they forgot to punch out, and having meal breaks improperly deducted.

- Discrimination: non-Chinese temp workers were paid $30 an hour, but Chinese temp workers were paid half as much.

- 12 to 16 hour work days, 6 days a week

- Workers often had no meal breaks, but their wages and a meal fee were always deducted! When allowed to eat meals, they were given the buffet leftovers after the customers left.

- Unsafe conditions: workers suffered back and muscle injuries from overwork; one fractured three ribs by slipping on the constantly wet floors. And w hen workers were injured, the restaurant did not cooperate so they could receive Workers Compensation!

- Intimidation & retaliation for asking about their tips.

- Adding insult to injury, workers were unjustly fired for standing up for their rights – and then falsely accused of stealing tips by the management! This accusation hurts their reputations and ability to find future work.

WORKERS HAVE ORGANIZED TO DEMAND:

1) An apology from management for false accusations of stealing tips

2) Compensation for their stolen pay!

3) Safe working conditions and cooperation with Workers Compensation regulations

4) Stop intimidation and retaliation!

In 2006, Chinese & Latino workers initiated a class action lawsuit and attempted to meet with the owner, Ming Lam, who then broke his promises to them. Latino workers settled their portion of the suit this year, but the wait-staff continues to struggle on. Another negotiation has been scheduled for early December -- we need your support!

CALL AND FAX JIN RESTAURANT IN SUPPORT OF WORKERS DEMANDS!
Phone: 781-231-8888
Fax: 781-231-8899

Let them know you will not eat there, and will tell your friends, family, and community not to, until the workers demands are met!

Jin Asian Cuisine
20 Bennett Hwy
Saugus, MA 01906

Sample script: "I am alarmed to hear of the labor violations and dispute at Jin Restaurant. Unless you compensate the workers for their stolen pay, end all malicious retaliation against them, and meet their demands for better working conditions, I will not patronize your restaurant, and will encourage my friends, family, and community to do similarly. The former wait-staff deserve a public apology for your accusations that they stole tips. A restaurant doing so much business should serve as a role model for respecting workers rights -- it is disturbing that workers have been exploited this way."

If you were able to call, please let us know at amee@cpaboston.org

For more info, please contact the Chinese Progressive Association at 617-357-4499 or amee@cpaboston.org