Chicago Lineup!
Tom Morello and Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine (above) will be in Chicago alongside the CIW and others including:
- John Sweeney (Pres., AFL-CIO)
- Dolores Huerta
- Rev. Michael Livingston (Pres., National Council of Churches)
- Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL-D)
- Eliseo Medina (SEIU)
- Bishop John Manz (Chicago)
- Hot 8 Brass Band (New Orleans)
- Los Vicios de Papa (Chicago)
- Son del Centro (Santa Ana, CA)
- And many more!
:: CIW home
:: Alliance for Fair Food
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The 2007 Truth Tour is a wrap!
Check out the links below for news and reports from all the action!
Daily Updates |
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"Concert for Fair Food" rocks House of Blues and shakes the House of Fast Food! Click here for the report from Day 7!
"Our World, Our Rights" conference and BK actions hit Chicago suburbs! Click here for the report from Day 6!
Historic agreement reached between CIW and McDonald's! Click here for details and press round-up from Day 2!
Click here for the report from Day 4 as the Truth Tour spreads out through Chicago!
Click here for the report from Day 3 as the Truth Tour arrives in Chicago!
Click here for photos and the report from Day 1 as the Truth Tour leaves Immokalee!
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Now the pressure is on Burger King, Miami Herald, 4/10/07
After McDonald's victory, labor activists target Burger King, NewStandard, 4/19/07
What's the big deal about an extra penny?, Orlando Sentinel, 4/17/07
A win for the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, In These Times, 4/12/07
Burger King next target of Coalition, Chicago Tribune, 4/13/07
Farmworkers win case against McDonald's, The Guradian, London, 4/11/07
Pickers get this break, Palm Beach Post, Op-ed, 4/15/07
Tomato pickers pressure brings extra penny, St. Petersburg Times, 4/16/07
Farmworker advocates protest Burger King, Ft. Myers News Press, 4/14/07
Morello, de la Rocha 'Rally round the worker', SPIN.com, 41/16/07
Morello, de la Rocha head indoors, SPIN.com, 4/13/07
Rage Against the Machine confirm early reunion, Yahoo! Music, 4/11/07
McDonald's agrees to increase pay for workers who harvest its tomatoes, Palm Beach Post, 4/10/07
McDonald's case could set standard, Chicago Tribune, 4/10/07
McDonald's to pay more for tomatoes, Business Week, 4/9/07
McDonald's agrees to pay spike for tomatoes, CNN, 4/9/07
Ganan campesinos inmigrantes de Florida demanda contra McDonald's, La Jornada (Mexico), 4/10/07
CNN 'Morning Team' throws tomatoes at Burger King, Business & Media Institute, 4/10/07 |
Coming soon! Check back for video and audio from the unforgettable "Concert for Fair Food!"
With These Hands (4:59)
Farmworkers win higher wages, Chicago Public Radio, English, m3u audio
Truth Tour departure, English, mp3 audio
McD's agreement, Spanish, mp3 audio
Truth Tour departure & McD's agreement, Spanish, mp3 audio
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