Astoria Applebee's employees protest against alleged racial discrimination, wage theft via QNS
Astoria Applebee’s employees protested against alleged racial discrimination and wage theft on Dec. 7. Workers from an Applebee’s in Astoria teamed up with, a national nonprofit that advocates on behalf of service workers earning a subminimum wage, to hold a protest against the restaurant chain and its parent company, Dine Brands Inc., on Wednesday, Dec. 7.
The protest was held at the Applebee’s located at 38-01 35th Ave. in response to several workers accusing the restaurant of racial discrimination, wage theft and retaliation for speaking up on the job. The protesters were also joined by State SenatorThe workers, Liu and One Fair Wage Organizing Executive Juan Carlos Romero, entered the Applebee’s and attempted to give the restaurant’s general manager asigned by more than 30 current and former workers, which listed three demands.
The general manager, who declined to speak with QNS, refused to accept the letter and demanded the protesters leave the restaurant.According to One Fair Wage, Applebee’s has raised wages to recruit staff in predominantly white communities and maintained subminimum wages in communities of color. Dec. 6 marked the deadline set by the workers for the initial letter sent to the company. According to the initial letter, they intend to take the matter to the public and explore legal options.
“Today, we’re taking action by informing the community,” Romero said. “And we’re going to continue to escalate our tactics in order to get them to come to the table and talk to us, because these injustices are clearly stated on the letter that we delivered have not been met. Workers still have wages owed, folks are still being retaliated against and there’s a lot of injustices happening in terms of wage discrepancies and discrimination.
“I really think [the workers] are being treated unfairly by Applebee’s and Applebee’s should respond at the very minimum,” Liu said. “I’m supportive of One Fair Wage, meaning giving workers who have relied on tips for too long to make a living, a decent wage. Applebee’s should respond to their workers’ concerns and it appears that [the workers’] concerns are legitimate.”About the Author
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