Saturday, April 8, 2017

Immigrant Workers Take Their Struggle to Trump Tower: NY, 4/8/17

Immigrant rights supporters in New York can help fight “silent raids” by marching today with bakery workers that immigration authorities have targeted. The demonstration starts at 1 pm, April 8, 2017, outside Trump Tower, at Fifth Avenue and 57th Street in midtown Manhattan.
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Tom Cat Bakery workers targeted by ICE to march in front of Trump Tower
Immigration officials have told the Queens bakery to fire dozens of unauthorized workers

By Rosa Goldensohn, Crain's New York Business
April 7, 2017
Immigrant food workers will march on Trump Tower Saturday to protest an immigration crackdown on Long Island City's Tom Cat Bakery, whose baguettes are served by top restaurants around the city.

Elected officials including Comptroller Scott Stringer will join unions and immigrant advocacy groups for an expected 1,000-person march in front of President Donald Trump's Manhattan home, led by 31 workers anticipating a mass firing. The Trump administration has set an April 21 deadline for them to produce work authorization papers.[…]

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Panaderos de Tom Cat protestarán frente a Torre Trump
Se espera un millar de personas este sábado en la Quinta avenida en Manhattan

Por Ana B. Nieto, El Diario-La Prensa
7 de Abril, 2017
No está previsto que el Presidente esté el sábado en su hogar en la Quinta avenida en Mahattan, pero quienes sí tratarán de llegarán lo más cerca que puedan hasta la Torre Trump serán los trabajadores de la panadería Tom Cat Bakery, quienes realizarán una demostración a la 1:00 p.m. para demanda al Gobierno que acabe con las acciones del departamento de Departamento de Seguridad Nacional , que amenazan con dejarles sin trabajo a 31 de ellos “y destrozar sus familias”.

Se espera que se den cita frente a la torre del presidente unas 1,000 personas, entre ellos líderes de organizaciones como New York Immigrant Coalition y Make The Road, además de sindicatos como Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). Los manifestantes contarán también con la participación de oficiales electos como el contralor Scott Stringer.[…]

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http://eldiariony.com/2017/04/07/panaderos-de-tom-cat-protestaran-frente-a-torre-trump

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