Chinese Progressive Association PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: 7 June 2018 Contact: Shaw San Liu, (English & Chinese) 415-999-8447 Kome Seafood Buffet Workers Demand that Owners Comply Immediately with Labor Commissioner’s $5.16 Million Citation Investigation reveals wage theft of 130
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This Friday, April 20, Chinese Progressive Association Youth MOJO (Youth Movement of Justice and Organizing) members joined nearly 200 other high school youth in the Bay Area in front of San Francisco City Hall as part of a nationwide school walkout to speak out against violence. This action is part of a larger, nationwide effort to protest our leaders’ failure to pass laws that protect us from gun violence, particularly in response to the recent shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Students turned out from from Washington, Lincoln, Lowell, Galileo, June Jordan, and many more high schools. Read More

Like many of you, this morning, we woke up to the news of Mayor Ed Lee’s sudden passing. We were deeply saddened to hear this news and send condolences to his family. We join the rest of Chinatown and San Francisco community in mourning this great loss. Read More

San Francisco, CA – Nearly 200 Bay Area high school youth and Community Members rally in front of the California State Building in San Francisco to ensure that every person has access to affordable healthcare and urge Governor Brown to support universal healthcare amidst Republican threats to repeal Affordable Care Act. The rally was organized by Youth MOJO, a program of the Chinese Progressive Association, based in San Francisco Chinatown. Read More

CHINESE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Tuesday, July 25th, 2017 Contact: Frances Fu, frances@cpasf.org, (516) 521-5917 (English) Edward Huang 黃信諺, edward.huang@cpasf.org, (562) 412-7080 (English, Mandarin) While Senate Republicans Vote to Open Debate on Repealing Obamacare, Asian Immigrant Communities
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SAN FRANCISCO – Today, a $4 million dollar settlement and workplace agreement for restaurant workers at Yank Sing, a nationally rated dim sum restaurant, is being announced by workers and their employer. The settlement was the result of a unique collaboration between workers, Yank Sing, the Chinese Progressive Association, the Asian Law Caucus, and state and local labor enforcement agencies. The landmark settlement not only compensates for past practices, but provides workers with pay and benefits beyond what the law requires while creating a business model that will lead to long term success for both workers and the restaurant. Read More

加州三藩市－今日，餐館工人和他們的僱主－羊城，一間受到全國好評及屢獲殊榮的美食點心餐廳，公佈一項為羊城工人作出的四百萬元和解與及工作場所協議。有關和解協議是通過工人、羊城、華人進步會、亞洲法律聯誼會、加州及本地勞工標準執行機構之間獨特的合作而達成。這項具里程碑意義的和解，不僅彌補過往的做法，更為工人提供超乎法例規定的工資及福利，並進一步創建一個能為工人及餐館長期發展帶來成功的商業模式。 Read More

Para Difusión Inmediata: Miércoles, 19 de Noviembre 2014  Contactos: Emily Lee, Chinese Progressive Association, (626) 321-8238, emily@cpasf.org Mariam Hosseini, Asian Law Caucus, (415) 848-7728, mariamh@advancingjustice-alc.org Jonathan Glick, Yank Sing, (415) 957-9990, JonathanGlick@YankSing.com Trabajadores Inmigrantes Negocian un Acuerdo de $4 Millones
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