Thursday, March 21, 2019

Coalition of Immokalee Workers<workers@ciw-online.org>
By Noam Scheiber

March 7, 2019

A program created by a group that organizes farmworkers has persuaded companies like Walmart and McDonald’s to buy their tomatoes from growers who follow strict labor standards. But high-profile holdouts have threatened to halt the effort’s progress.

Now the group, a nonprofit called the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, is raising pressure on one of the most prominent holdouts — Wendy’s — which it sees as an obstacle to expansion.
The Immokalee workers’ initiative, called the Fair Food Program, currently benefits about 35,000 laborers, primarily in Florida. Over the last decade, it has helped transform the state’s tomato industry from one in which wage theft and violence were rampant to an industry with the some of the highest labor standards in American agriculture...

And to get you inspired for today’s march, we have a bonus video and photo gallery from the first two days in Gainesville, which included a beautiful sunny picket, a powerful delegation to the offices of President Fuchs, flyering across UF’s sprawling campus, a reflection and some birthday fun at Lake Wauburg, and last night’s vigil on the steps of the UF administrative building. We hope to see you at the march today in Gainesville!
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