| They protest in the door of Bebo Trattoria in Crystal City |
Restaurant workpeople demand wages
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Mitzi Mace
Washington Hispanic
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According to the lawyer there must be more workers who did not receive his salary, but who are afraid to denounce. Photo Alvaro Ortiz/WH. |
Up to the date the workpeople of the restaurant add 15 I drink Trattoria located in Crystal City, Virginia that they have not got the payment for his fees after having worked per days, weeks and until months. For this reason with the support of the organization Tenant and Close Workpeople the ex-personnel came on Friday, the 13th of February up to the door of the establishment to demand the owner and recognized chef, Roberto Donna the payment for not stipendiary work.
While the messmates were tasting the thin Italian meal that makes use in Bebbo Trattoria the workpeople were protesting with cartels in hand where they were demanding as soon as possible the payment of his fees.
“ A company or business that does not pay the salary of his workpeople must not exist. We are thinking about how to come first to a conciliation, but of not achieving a payment agreement we will present officially a demand”, it pointed out Washington Hispanic, lawyer Simon Y. Moshenberg, who represents nine workers whose debt for not full wages amounts to 17.500 dollars approximately.
Robert Donna tried to communicate Washington Hispanic to himself with the chef, but up to the closing of this edition he did not answer the call. For his part the lawyer mentioned to these mass communication media that after the protest, Donna met the group of personnel in private and admitted that it has a debt, but also it pointed out that the list of creditors is enormous and that it meets economic problems.
| Organizations ask for meeting with Secretary of Interior Safety |
They reveal that I HOISTED it acted under quotas law
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Mitzi Mace
Washington Hispanic
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| The lawyer Michelle Méndez of House of Maryland along with lawyer Justin Cox and Gustavo Torres they expressed that the arrested mostly left voluntarily the country. photo: Alvaro Ortiz/Washington Hispanic. |
Of “unjustifiable“ and “immoral“ there have been catalogued the actions of the office of immigration and customs (I HOISTED, for his initials in English) in reference to the realized raid last January 23, 2007 in a shop 7-Eleven in the city of Baltimore in which arretó to 24 immigrants of Hispanic origin.
After a long legal battle led by senator Barbara Mikulski and House of Maryland a report was obtained in which one he remained a confirmee that the team of officials of immigration of Baltimore acted as pressed for fulfilling an annual quota of 1.000 arrests for team. Also, according to the last report revealed by House of Maryland on Wednesday, the 18th of February it stays in evidence that the officials involved in the investigation lied in his affidavits.
“ In the report it remains clear that it was a planned raid because they were not coming to the demanded quota and as well as they lied on having accepted the thesis from which they – the officials of the ICE - came to 7-Eleven during his rest and which they were the immigrants who approached his vans in search of a work and the video that we have sample clearly that did not happen this way”, tells the lawyer of House of Maryland, Michelle Méndez.
Some weeks ago House of Maryland presented a video that shows the moment in which there took place the raid where is appreciated how the officials of the ICE surrounded the workpeople with Latin appearance and had stopped them. The same way it presents how they did not interrogate persons and passers-by of Anglo-Saxon and African American appearance.
“ Undoubtedly the ICE is or it was employed at function to quotas. The New York Steal it presented a report that confirms it. It is known that only 9 % of the arrested has criminal precedents, the rest they are only undocumented workpeople”, it pointed out Washington Hispanic, Gustavo Torres.
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From Washington
Taxes preparation
The program of Tax-Aide of AARP offers help with the taxes preparation for the residents of the District, especially to the taxpayers of low income and to major persons of age. The consultancy will give itself in the library of Mount Pleasant, located in 3160 16th Street NW, Monday of 5:00 to 8:30 p.m. and on Saturday of 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Legal consultancy
THEY LACK DC will offer free legal consultancy, on Saturday, February 21, in the offices of Washington. Lawyers and paralélales volunteers will be available for answering questions on immigration. These services are for residents of the DC. For information visit 1460 Columbia Road NW, Washington, DC 20009 or contact 202-328-9799.
Workshops
The Neighbors’ Advice announces the course of advanced computing. The classes initiate on February 23 to March 19 in his schedules of 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 pm. For major information communicate to him with Antonio Galan to 202-234-6855 x 228.
From Maryland
Academic preparation
The University of Maryland offers consultancy “you Dare to Dream”. The event is realized on Saturday, the 21st of February from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in The Reckord Armory of the University of Maryland in College Park register in www.startdreaming.org, or send to us an e-mail to info@startdreaming.org.
Prevention foreclosure
Initiatives of housing of the County of Montgomery it offers free bilingual consultancy for families that have problems with his loans. Bring Montgomery County Communities over to 12900 Middlebrook Rd. Suite 1000, Germantown, MD 20874. In the hours of 8.30 am to 1.00 pm. To do an appointment 699 6262 / 3835 calls Martín Rios, adviser of housing of Housing Initiatives Partnership to (301.
Prevention seminar
The Department of Police officer of the County of Prince Georges will give the Seminars of Domestic Violence - Education and Knowledge. Forbes Blvd is given in Community Policing Institute Ubicado in 4380 in Lanham, MD is carried out on Thursday, the 19th of February at 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. For information call (301-772-4402.
From Virginia
Community services
The Center of Community Services of the Newly arrived person – NCSC offers the Hispanics who live in Fairfax's County, free information about courses of English medical services and housing to low cost. Be contacted in Spanish with Claudia Mantilla, on Monday of 1:00 to 4:30 p.m., on Tuesday of 9:00 to 4:30 p.m and on Wednesday of 11:30 to 4:30 p.m. to the tel. 703-241-0300 ó 703-241-0301.
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