"The two part-time individuals were terminated for violating the restaurant's long-held policy against consuming alcohol while working without permission from a manager. Their dismissals were unrelated to the union. We look forward to vigorously defending this matter,"
"I took a small sip and then spit it out,"
"It happens nearly every day, and so I didn't really think anything of it,"
Two employees at Duck & the Peach were fired after tasting a wine during service. The restaurant enforced a zero-tolerance policy that requires manager permission before consuming alcohol on the job and characterized the terminations as unrelated to union activity. The affected workers allege the firings were retaliation tied to their recent unionization effort announced in December. A bartender offered a small taste to server assistant Alice Rubino for educational purposes; Rubino took a small sip and spat it out. Eastern Point Collective distributed anti-union materials and retained a lawyer who previously represented Stephen Starr, signaling a prepared legal defense.
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