For three years, workers at the Union Square Cheesecake Factory were denied breaks in the busiest and most profitable restaurant in San Francisco. After two years of actions by Young Workers United, worker organizing and public pressure, Cheesecake has finally settled; the workers have won back pay and a new break policy with increased wages. Workers across the state of California will get a $4.5 million settlement.

Over the course of the long campaign, Young Workers United reports that it "has built a solid crew in the kitchen who are standing up to abusive managers." Meanwhile, former Cheesecake General Manager Jeff Reznick has been transferred to Pensacola, a small city on the Florida panhandle.

Young Workers United is building a local organization of low-wage workers in food service and retail to improve their lives and hold corporations accountable. Full story | Young Workers United