The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and the Student/Farmworker Alliance just announced another victory in their campaign to improve the wages, working conditions, and rights of tomato pickers and agricultural workers.

This Whopper™ of a victory must be even tastier (sorry - couldn’t resist) as it comes after the discovery that Burger King hired a company to spy on the Student/Farmworker Alliance.

Burger King and CIW just announced an agreement that would increase wages for tomato pickers in Burger King’s supply chain, have Burger King join other companies calling for an industry-wide penny per pound surcharge to increase wages, a zero-tolerance policy for growers that participate in certain unlawful activities, and farmworker participation in monitoring BK suppliers for violations of their vendor code of conduct.

CIW and the Student/Farmworker Alliance are on a roll – they have reached similar agreements with Yum! Brands (Taco Bell) and McDonald’s, and have educated tens of thousands of people about the issues facing agricultural workers in the US along the way. They have also helped to expose slavery in Florida’s tomato fields.