The workers submitted 21 union authorization cards to the NLRB, enough to force a representation election among the Macedonia, Ohio restaurant's 40 nonmanagement employees. The workers are seeking representation by the Teamsters. About 20 restaurant employees, nearly all of them high school or college students, went on strike in April. They cited numerous grievances such as swearing by supervisors and pay based on favoritism. The five-day walkout ended when managers promised to undergo human relations training and address other issues.
Workers allege nothing has changed since the strike.
The NLRB scheduled a June 11 hearing on the workers' request. In what may be the first legal strike ever at a Mexican Maquiladora plant by an independent union, workers are continuing a walkout that began May 22 against the Han Young chassis factory. Workers have defied Mexican police and company thugs to continue their walkout, which has drawn international attention. Han Young is the sole supplier of chassis for the giant Hyundai complex in Tijuana. The walkout provoked outrage from the Mexican establishment.