The Republic appears ripe for revolution.
Delivery workers plan a disruptive protest outside famed restaurateur Jonathan Morr’s cavernous noodle spot Republic this afternoon over allegations that they were cheated of their wages then punished for filing a federal labor-violation lawsuit.
The protest comes less than a month after 36 delivery workers at Republic competitor Saigon Grill won a jaw-dropping $4.6 million in a similar case in Manhattan federal court.
Both lawsuits were organized by the Justice Will Be Served! campaign, which is organizing food-service employees around the city.
“Jonathan Morr is the boss of the Republic restaurant. I want him held accountable. It’s his restaurant, and he should be responsible,” said Dian Lin, 31, a delivery worker for the past three years and plaintiff in the lawsuit.
Eight deliverymen at Republic filed their lawsuit in April 2007, alleging they are owed nearly $1 million in unpaid wages over the past decade. They say they often worked 60-hour weeks for just $2.43 an hour.
Since filing the lawsuit, they claim, the Union Square restaurant illegally retaliated by cutting their hours, fining them for minor infractions, and serving them rotten food for their free meals.
Lin said his monthly tip income dropped from $3,000 to about $1,800 because of the lost time.
The Jonathan Morr Group, which also runs the sushi restaurant Bond Street and Meatpacking District hot spot APT, did not return a call for comment.
cbennett@nypost.com