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Wednesday, March 07, 2018
Inequality.org: “Power is at the crux of the Fair Food Program”…
Inequality.org: “Power is at the crux of the Fair Food Program”…
More than 2,000 marchers descend on Burger King headquarters in Miami ten years ago to the month in one of the largest protests in Campaign for Fair Food history. Organizers are expecting an even larger crowd on March 15th in New York City for the “Time’s Up Wendy’s March”.
CIW’s Gerardo Reyes: “Nelson Peltz is a key player within the structure of Wendy’s. He’s the president of a hedge fund called Trian Partners… They invest a lot of money, profit a lot, and have a lot of power. But they refuse to use it. So we are going to their headquarters to ask them to exercise their power in a responsible way.”
This past Monday, Inequality.org, an “online portal to data, analysis, and commentary on income and wealth inequality,” published an excellent new article on the CIW’s Fair Food Program, the Wendy’s Boycott, and next week’s big actions in NYC. Rather than excerpt it, we have included the article in its entirety here below. So enjoy this great bit of writing and check back tomorrow for a list of five ways you can help support the Freedom Fast outside Nelson Peltz’s Park Avenue offices next week!
Florida Farmworkers Push for Fairness in the Fields
South Florida was known as a hotbed for modern-day slavery. Now, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers are using their innovative model to bring dignity to the tomato fields.
March 05, 2018 // by Negin Owliaei
Immokalee, Florida, is known for producing nearly all of the winter tomatoes in the United States. Up until recently, the town also had a reputation for being home to some of the worst labor exploitation in the country, with sexual violence, wage theft, and assault occurring regularly in the tomato fields. The working conditions were so bad that the town was considered “ground zero for modern slavery” in the United States.
But one group has spent the last two decades transforming the conditions for Florida farmworkers. Through the use of boycotts, supply chain agreements, and an innovative monitoring program, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers has made massive inroads in creating a safe workplace for one of labor’s most exploited communities...
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