Student/Farmworker Alliance Victory in BK Campaign

pdelatorre — Fri, 23 May 2008 17:03:46 EDT

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.

Ronald McDonald...and farmworker justice!

ashwini — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:11:34 EDT

You cheered with them when they took on Taco Bell and Yum Brands. Now, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers has done it again! For the past 2 years, the CIW has run a campaign to expose the dismal conditions and treatment farmworkers who supply McDonald's receive. Today, McD's and suppliers have agreed to the following as a result of the campaign:

A penny more per pound to workers harvesting tomatoes for McDonald's;
A stronger code of conduct based on the principle of worker participation;
And a collaborative effort to develop a third party mechanism for monitoring conditions in the fields and investigating workers' complaints of abuse.

Yay CIW! And we can't forget the important role students played in supporting the campaign, through the spearheading organization Student/Farmworker Alliance, that works in solidarity with the CIW.

The Truth Tour is still on though! This weekend, organizers, students, workers, and even some celebs will gather in Chicago to demand the dignity and just treatment of farmworkers.

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Student/Farmworker Alliance Victory in BK Campaign

Ronald McDonald...and farmworker justice!