Hot & Crusty
2012Marty Goodman 2012-09Read it in the scan (PDF at ETOL), page 4 →
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4 SOCIALIST ACTION SEPTEMBER 2012 NEW YORK—Protesting workers at the Hot & Crusty pastry shop at 63rd St. and 2nd Ave. have created the new sidewalk “Workers Justice Cafe” next to their for mer employer.
The cafe was a neighborhood hit for the Labor Day holiday, as customers paused to chat with their favorite H&C employ ees and supporters. They got coffee and donuts but also heard the real deal on how H&C had locked out its immigrant workforce—some having worked there for a dozen years or more.
Workers had legally established a union in May after a hard-fought campaign, and were demanding a mere $1 an hour increase. Now H&C is trying to do away with the union entirely.
The company gave the Hot and Crusty Workers Association 11 days notice of eviction from the property, informing