From : csohosun
Added: May 24, 2007
Directed & Edited by Calvin Sun. Protest & Rally led by Christina Chen. Saigon Grill Restaurant owners Simon and Michelle Nget locked out all their delivery workers because they were organizing and planned to file a lawsuit. The owners demanded workers sign an illegal contract, stating that they have received minimum wage, even though they received less than $2 an hour. The owners told them not to come back when the delivery workers refused to lie. The workers have been picketing everyday and garnering huge community support. On May 4th, 2007, students from Columbia University, New School, NYU, Hunter, John Jay, BMCC and Sarah Lawrence staged a sit-in protest at Saigon Grill. Anthony Hang from Hunter College describes the experience: "When the students had to leave the restaurant, I saw them all walking out. It was large and impressive watching this. There was so much power that I almost cried seeing this unity among people, among workers. I stood there in awe, chanting, "Boycott Saigon Grill!" and the students chanted with us. They merged with our picket line one by one. All the students and workers stood beside each other and the chants were so loud that people stopped to find out what was going on. It was a great sight to see." More information can be found at: http://boycottsaigongrill.blogspot.com/ Filmed May 4th, 2007. Edited May 23rd, 2007.
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