[dropcap size=big]H[/dropcap]ighland Park donut shop Donut Friend recently came under fire from several former and current employees after owner Mark Trombino, a punk rock music producer and former drummer for Drive Like Jehu, allegedly fired several employees over attempts to unionize and bring light to various issues at the shop.
The ‘@donutfriendunited’ Instagram was recently launched online, detailing many of the grievances employees had against Trombino.
The Instagram group posted that they had begun to organize about a year ago prior to COVID-19 to address issues including inconsistent and scarce hours, few benefits, lack of communication, and an unlivable wage, but the problems became exacerbated as the pandemic came to be in March.