At 6:00 p.m. members of Young Workers United and two former workers from Tres Agaves restaurant started to gather at the corner of Second and Townsend streets. Then about a dozen of people walked up to the front door of the restaurant decided to make as much noise as they could.

“Pay your workers, Tres Agaves, pay your workers,” the group was chanting while they were crossing the street.

Young Workers United is a non-profit organization that provides resources to workers in the food service and retail industry.

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Carlos Herrera and his colleague worked at Tres Agaves until the day they were laid off with out no justification. He claims they worked over-time with no pay, no breaks or even the half hour to eat.

Tres Agavez restaurant General Manager, Thomas Dively, declines charges of mistreatment, but accepts that he wasn’t complying with the punching in and our for meal periods as required by the city labor commission.

“We like many restaurants, struggle with mandated break polices,” Dively said in an e-mail.
Some customers particularly those near windows, got upset with the unavoidable noise and signs.

“We got them really mad, but unfortunately this is what we have to do to get them stop abusing workers,” said Herrera.

“In the past we've had major campaigns against The Cheesecake factory, Steak Escape and cases against Hollywood Video,” Enriquez said.

“If they are not receiving the minimum wage, they are protected by the lay to blow the whistle,” said Peter Randall Sherman, volunteer of the organization

According to Dianne Enriquez, staff member of Young Workers United, the organization have current cases against, San Francisco Brewing Company, Holey Bagel Co., Papa Potrero's, and Joe's Cable Car.