Restaurant workers at Lodi, the acclaimed Rockefeller restaurant by Ignacio Mattos, have voted not to unionize (for now) (via EaterNY)
Lodi, with national name recognition, would have been — and potentially still could be — the first major win for the independent Restaurant Workers Union, as well as the first New York City fine-dining spot of its caliber to unionize in recent years.
“When we filed with the NLRB on January 25 with a 2/3 majority of workers, we expected a fair election. However, our assessment is that the integrity of the election was compromised by illegal activity, including surveillance of electronic and other communications, solicitation of grievances, threats of shutdown, polling of workers, interrogation of workers, use of agents to make promises and threats, and futility [sic] arguments directed at immigrant workers.
“We thank every team member who participated in the election – no matter how they voted – and are reviewing next steps. I remain proud of the team and the workplace that we’ve built at Lodi, and will continue to do everything that I can to make sure that our restaurants are great places to work.”
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