For twenty-three immigrant workers at a franchise of a Manhattan bakery chain called Hot and Crusty, the first anniversary of Occupy Wall Street couldn’t be timelier.

On Saturday — three-and-a-half months after the workers voted to form a union, and just over a week after being locked out of their jobs — workers and organizers on the picket line announced that the Upper East Side store is being sold to investors willing to recognize the Hot and Crusty Workers’ Association. The final status of the deal is still up in the air, with contract negotiations looming. But the HCWA has already won a hiring hall — the right to approve new hires — and all the workers who supported the campaign are expected to return to work in two weeks.

Shortly after nationwide demonstrations on September 17 will mark the first anniversary of the renaissance of mainstream class consciousness in the United States, the Hot and Crusty workers will likely celebrate their improbable victory over the store’s previous owner, hedge fund manager Mark Samson.