ADVISORY/Press Conference and Protest March Scheduled by African-American Franchisees of Wendy's International.--BUSINESS WIRE-- $150 Million Dollar Racial Discrimination Class-Action Lawsuit lawsuit: see procedure; tort. Filed Against Wendy's
''This article or section is being rewritten at Wendy's is an international chain of fast food restaurants founded by Dave Thomas. Hamburger Chain By African-American Franchisees Group Call for Investigation by the U.S. Justice Department, Labor Department and the Federal Trade Commission African-American Franchisees of Wendy's International Wendy's International, Inc. NYSE: WEN is the parent company of Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers. It also owns 70 percent of Cafe Express and 25 percent (fully diluted) of Pasta Pomodoro. The Tim Hortons chain was spun off by Wendy's into a separate company in September 2006. , the parent company of Wendy's Old Fashioned n. 1. A cocktail consisting of whiskey, bitters, and sugar, garnished with with fruit slices and often a cherry. Noun 1. old fashioned - a cocktail made of whiskey and bitters and sugar with fruit slices Hamburger Chain, filed a $150 Million Dollar Class-Action Racial Discrimination Lawsuit alleging ongoing racial discrimination, overt Public; open; manifest. The term overt is used in Criminal Law in reference to conduct that moves more directly toward the commission of an offense than do acts of planning and preparation that may ultimately lead to such conduct. OVERT. Open. retaliation RETALIATION. The act by which a nation or individual treats another in the same manner that the latter has treated them. For example, if a nation should lay a very heavy tariff on American goods, the United States would be justified in return in laying heavy duties on the manufactures and and breach of contract. The group comprising current and former African-American Franchise owners from around the country will outline their charges during a press conference scheduled for 11:00 am in the Colorado Room of the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers located at 301 E. North Water Street in Chicago, Ill. A protest march and demonstration against Wendy's will also take place at 8:30 am, in front of the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, the headquarters for Wendy's International Convention. -0-
WHAT: Press Conference & Protest Demonstration Announcing $150
Million Dollar Class-Action Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
Against Wendy's Hamburger Chain
WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 22, 1998
Protest Demonstration: 8:30 am (CST)
Press Conference: 11:00 am (CST)
WHERE: The Colorado Room
The Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
301 E. North Water Street
Chicago, Illinois
PARTICIPANTS: African-American Franchise Owners of Wendy's
Hamburger Chain
The Million Man March
Metropolitan Area Planning Corporation of Chicago
Religious Leaders
Elected Officials
Civil Rights Leaders
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