Seafood company employees sue for overtime

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.iww.org/en/node/3659

Lisa Fickenscher - newyorkbusiness.com, September 17. 2007
Wild Edibles, one of the city's top seafood companies, boasting two retail stores in the city and a large wholesale business, was sued Monday in federal court by 16 employees who say they were not paid overtime wages.

A group of workers and supporters announced the lawsuit, which is seeking class action status, this afternoon in front of trendy Pastis restaurant on Manhattan's Ninth Ave. and 12th St., one of Wild Edibles' wholesale customers.

The group also alleges that Wild Edibles owner Richard Martin fired four workers who joined a labor union and tried to convince their colleagues to do the same. The union, Industrial Workers of the World, represents some 2,000 members, who work in warehouses, agriculture, construction and transportation.

A new worker advocacy group, Brandworkers International, organized the campaign and legal action against Wild Edibles.

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