Eight Palermo's workers to be reinstated with back pay
After more than one year of protests and legal negotiations, Palermo's Villa Inc. has agreed to reinstate eight workers to their jobs with back payments. In June 2012, after employees expressed their desire to unionize to address labor violations and safety hazards, Palermo's repeatedly refused to let employees work and discharged more than 75 staff members in retaliation for union affiliation.
The pizza company continued to threaten employees and physically blocked workers attempting to strike from leaving the premises. As part of an agreement that was recently reached, Palermo's has agreed to reinstate eight workers to their previous positions, stating they will pay the individuals back pay for lost time and attendance over the last year.
Raul de la Torre, an organizing committee member of the Palermo Workers Union, said the settlement affirmed that the company had violated employees' rights.
"This agreement confirms that Palermo' used threats, intimidation, surveillance, discrimination and retaliation to deny the freedom to choose a union voice," de la Torre said.
Despite the victory for the eight employees, Palermo's has yet to invite the other discharged employees back to their former posts.
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