Tomato Workers’ Struggle for Justice Moves to Supermarket Aisles

[Omaha Steve]

http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/10/12/tomato-workers-struggle-for-justice-moves-to-supermarket-aisles/

by James Parks, Oct 12, 2010

The fight for justice for tomato pickers is headed to grocery store aisles across the country now that the top three food service companies and the four largest fast-food companies have signed agreements to improve wages and working conditions in the Florida tomato fields.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VURs-rsi_KQ&feature=player_embedded

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is gearing up to expand its Campaign for Fair Food to the Publix, Ahold, Kroger and Trader Joe’s supermarket chains, which together have tremendous market power in the produce industry. So far, only the Whole Foods supermarket chain has signed an agreement with the CIW.

The workers are demanding safer, more humane working conditions and a penny more per pound of tomatoes picked. Florida tomato pickers earn 45 cents for a 32-pound bucket of tomatoes, a rate that has not changed for three decades.

You can help the tomato workers. Click here to send an email today to the CEOs of Publix, Ahold, Kroger and Trader Joe’s to demand they quit stalling and start working with the CIW to protect human rights in their Florida tomato supply chain.

FULL story at link.

[Parche]

1. Lettuce give them all of our support....if you Carrot all....

:woohoo::hi:

[Blues Heron]

2. hopefully this campaign will Produce another victory...

¡Luchando por comida justa!

[silverlib]

3. K&R - I've been following this since the beginning...

and the story of these people is a testament to how boycotts work.

Thanks for the update!