Layoffs are looming for more than 50 staffers at a popular noodle house just days after their hard-won strike victory.
Management reportedly called an emergency meeting to announce the possible closure of the establishment, with no prior consultation with workers — only a brief memo dropped in the group chat.
The employees had just wrapped up a six-day walkout that began in mid-April and successfully secured a new collective bargaining agreement, complete with a “no retaliatory action” clause on both sides.
Union insiders said the affected employees, particularly those assigned to the dimsum counters, are covered by the agreement and are legitimate members of the bargaining unit.
The union is now reaching out to labor mediators, accusing management of violating the newly signed agreement and vowing to hold company officials accountable. So much for the peaceful ending.