The Essex & Los Charros Cantina staff support fund

We are coming together to do for our industry what the Government has failed to do. We are trying to start a Fund for our displaced and laid off employees do to the Covid19 shutdown. Unemployment makes up less than 40% of the weekly earnings of our staff. We are trying to raise money for people that you know and love and support!

THIS IS A CALL TO ACTION TO ALL HOSPITALITY OWNERS AND EMPLOYEES ACROSS CONNECTICUT! BELOW IS A LETTER TO SEND TO OUR GOVERNOR AS WE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED! THE GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO BAIL OUT BANKS, AIRLINES, THE STOCK MARKET, AND MAJOR AUTOMOBILE COMPANIES ALONG WITH COUNTLESS OTHERS, AND YET THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES THE LARGEST SEGMENT OF OUR POPULATION OUTSIDE OF GOVERNMENT! OVER 160,000 PEOPLE LOST THEIR JOBS TODAY, AND IF THAT NUMBER COMES TOGETHER, WE WILL BE HEARD. INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE REFUSING TO PAY US FOR LOST REVENUE DUE TO AN ACT OF GOD, AND YET OUR INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE STILL HOLDING US TO OUR PAYMENTS AND RATES. OUR GOVERNMENT FORCED US INTO CLOSURE, AND YET THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED WITH APPROPRIATE ACTION. WILL THE STATE ABATE OUR UNEMPLOYMENT RATES OVER OUR GOVERNMENT FORCED CLOSURES? NO. WHERE ARE THESE SBA LOANS YOU PROMISED NED LAMONT? LETS BE CLEAR, GOVERNOR CUOMO WHO YOU ARE CLEARLY FOLLOWING THROUGH THIS, SUBMITTED THE SAME EMERGENCY REQUEST TO THE SBA ALMOST 4 WEEKS AGO! AS OF TODAY, THERE ARE STILL NO PAPERS DRAFTED TO ALLOW THOSE LOANS TO BE APPLIED FOR OR DISPERSED BY THOSE AFFECTED! WE NEED ACTION, COPY AND POST THE LETTER BELOW AND HELP US BE HEARD! #CTSTRONG #CTRESTAURANTSUNITE
We Are Independent, Small Businesses With Countless Hours Of Blood Sweat And Tears Poured Into Bringing Hospitality To What Has Become The Heart And Soul Of The Of Cities, Towns And Villages. We Employ The Largest Percentage Of People Outside Of The Government And Bring Joy And Sustenance To Our Guests On A Daily Basis. While This State Is Going Through All Necessary Precautions And We Patiently Await Your Decision On Mandatory Restaurant And Bar Closures, We Stand Strong In Support Of Public Safety For Our Staff And Our Guests, But We Are At Risk. We Need Swift And Decisive Action So That We That We May Continue To Serve Our Communities And Actually Survive This Furlough. We Ask, Respectfully, For :
Immediately Support All Emergency Unemployment Requests
Call For Loan And Rent Abatement In This Time Of Need
Immediately Eliminate Payroll Tax
Suspend Sales Tax Payments
Force Insurance Companies To Pay Out For Lost Revenue, As Governor Cuomo Is Telling Them To Treat It Like A Storm We Are Still Sitting Here Being Told Our Claims Will Be Denied Unless State Government Intervenes. This Is A Cash Flow Business And We Need Help Immediately! You Closed Us, Help Us Be Made Whole By Confronting These Insurance Companies And Make Them Pay Out!
Put A Moratorium On Penalizing Us For Our Mass Layoffs When You Forced Us To Close! Our Insurance Rates Should Not Go Up Due To State Mandated Closures!
Governor, We Are Depending On You And Asking For Your Help. The Restaurant Industry Has Continuously Grown And Helped Shape Our Place. To Be Able To Return From This Crisis And Have A Place To Come Back To, Our Businesses Need Your Help And Support. We Need Action.