Union Tries To Micromanage The Saigon Grill in New York City was recently sold when the prior owners faced criminal charges. The Chinese Staff and Workers Association, a labor-rights group based in Chinatown, attempted to force the new manager to accept new staff of their choosing, but after one day on the job, the manager fired them all. Manager Frank Chang claims that the waiters the CSWA had sent “were not qualified.” He explained, “They sent seven people, and only one or two were qualified. Customers complained.” When Chang tried to keep those who were acceptable and let the others go, all of the workers complained of unfairness, so he fired them all. Chang complained that the CSWA “wants to control the business. They want to pick the wait staff. I said one or two. They wanted all of them (hired).”
