CHANDLER – A dozen employees who were dismissed by a Chandler Pei Wei grill explain it was since of a argumentative brand new immigration law.

The employees discuss it us they were let go after they attended a convene opposite SB 1070, though a grill says there’s some-more to a story. They assumingly skipped out upon their scheduled shifts to attend a protest.

Those twelve former employees wish their jobs back, as well as have been additionally asking for behind compensate as well as an reparation from Pei Wei. They contend alternative employees who didn’t uncover up to work were punished — not dismissed — as well as they shouldn’t have been treated with colour differently.

They’re right away receiving their criticism to Pei Wei’s front door.

“I suspicion they were starting to await us in a single approach though they didn’t,” says Elizabeth Serafin, who was fired. She says she didn’t call in May twenty-nine since alternative workers had asked for a day off though were denied.

Twelve of a store’s thirty employees didn’t uncover up for work to impetus in a anti-SB 1070 protest.

“We were hungry, you were thirsty… it was worse than starting to work, you didn’t do it for fun!” says Serafin.

Serafin claims which when alternative employees have longed for work in a past, though pursuit in, they were punished though not fired.

Yvonne Herrera additionally mislaid her job. She worked for Pei Wei for 10 years as a cook, though ever receiving a ill day, she says.

Pei Wei released a following statement: “We were unhappy which twelve employees from a Chandler place chose to violate a obvious assemblage process ensuing in their termination. When employees chose not to uncover up for a scheduled change as well as chose not to give notice, it causes extensive intrusion to associate coworkers as well as impedes a capability to offer a guests.”

Serafin says she doesn’t bewail blank work to impetus for an emanate she feels so strongly about.

‘”We know [the immigration law] starting to start a family groups or even a jobs… there’s a lot of people entrance from an additional state. There’s a lot of white people you do that, how come we’re not you do it for ourselves?”

A internal workers kinship is assisting a twelve people who were fired. Protesters contend they go on to white picket outward of Pei Wei from time to time.