After being replaced with QR codes, former Cardamom staff need your help.

We are seeking $50,000 to cover rent, groceries, utilities, pet related expenses and car payments to support us until we can find new and equivalent employment.

OUR STORY:

Over the past few months especially at the height of MetroSurge, we had been organizing for better workplace protections due to the height of ICE's presence. We feel as though this mass firing was correlated with our organizing for safer workplace conditions for our coworkers. This is not the first time that DDP restaurant group has treated their employers poorly, we are just the newest example of their poor labor practices.

Right now, we are unsure when we will be able to find comparable, safe and consistent employment again due to the precarious situation of many restaurants in the aftermath of OMS.

HOW FUNDS WILL BE USED:

Distribution of funds will be needs based, with those having the highest bills and no other employment receiving a larger proportion of funds.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. We are relying on your support. Worker Solidarity Forever!

I am one of the Cardamom staff and organizing this on the behalf of our staff.

Update: The funds received from this fundraiser will be distributed through a needs based distribution model for the 16 people who relied on Cardamom for their main source of income. I will be the manager of these funds and their distribution. These funds will go towards helping pay our bills, such as rent, utilities or car payments while we continue looking for other work.