SFUSD student Selser Seth in a KQED study for an interview. ‘If you’re going to work for the kids, you should work for all of them,’ she said. (Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez/KQED)
Adults, from parents to city officials, have weighed in on
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Workers at 24th and Mission Bart Plaza. Photo by Carolyn Stein
On a misty Wednesday morning, some 50 people, including cooks, janitors and drivers, celebrated tomorrow’s scheduled raise of minimum wage in San Francisco to $16.99.
The San Francisco Workers
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Press Release
June 30th, 2022
Contact:
Susan Kikuchi (English)
Sophia Cheng (Chinese)
San Francisco Workers Celebrate Minimum Wage Increase to $16.99; Highlights the Need for Implementation
San Francisco – Today the Workers Rights Community Collaborative (WRCC), a multiracial coalition of
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MEDIA CONTACT: Joyce Lam, media-requests@cpasf.org
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COVID-19 Workplace Outreach Project (CWOP) Worker Week of Action
Nonprofits from the San Jose/Bay Area join state agencies and a coalition of 61 nonprofits across the state
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“We’re at a particular moment right now where the pandemic and anti-Asian racism has further exposed long-standing issues in the restaurant industry,” one organizer said.
Sept. 21, 2021, 11:01 AM PDT / Updated Sept. 21, 2021, 11:53 AM PDT By Claire Wang
For the
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Nearly two dozen servers and kitchen staff at Z & Y Restaurant in Chinatown will receive settlement payments in the wake of alleged labor violations at the eatery. (Google Earth)
‘Our new normal must fully embrace workers’ rights’
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華人進步會政治主任林德樂（左一）、前餐館工人王拓（左二）、華人進步會行政主任劉茂琦（左三）、亞洲法律聯會律師高文儀（右一）。（記者李怡／攝影）
22名華裔移民工人與雇主禦食園川菜館 ( Z & Y)的勞資糾紛，經歷三年多的維權抗爭之後，8月17日在由華人進步會（CPA）和亞洲法律聯會（ALC）聯合召開的新聞發布會上，宣布以161萬元的賠償金達成和解。
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22位來自御食園川菜館(Z & Y)的餐館員工在工資訴訟和解中獲賠161萬元。華人進步會舉行記者會呼籲餐飲移民員工勇於維護自身權益。左起：華人進步會政治主任林德樂、Z & Y餐館舊員工王拓、華人進步會行政主任劉茂琦、亞洲法律聯會律師高文儀。記者李兆庭攝
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John Wang walks by former workplace Z & Y Restaurant while running errands in San Francisco’s Chinatown. He was a leader in organizing workers, eventually winning a $1.61 million settlement.Mike Kai Chen/Special to The Chronicle
When John Wang worked at
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August 17th, 2021
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Workers at Popular Chinatown Restaurant Win $1.61 Million in Massive Wage Theft Settlement
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