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“SECOND LENGTHY SENTENCE GIVEN FOR FARMWORKER ABUSE”!

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Frank Johns, on right, shown here with current FFVA Chairman Jay Taylor, at the 2006 FFVA Convention's "Annual Cracker Breakfast," held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Naples, FL photo from "The Harvester Online" "SECOND LENGTHY SENTENCE GIVEN FOR FARMWORKER ABUSE"!... See the Miami Herald article here. The article asks hard questions about Frank Johns (right) , the north Florida >> Read More

McD’s TOMATO SUPPLIER SUED FOR NOT PAYING PICKERS MINIMUM WAGE!

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Long-time supplier in hot water once again, after repeated reports of housing, pesticide, and other labor abuse. Here's what the Ft. Myers News-Press reported in a story today: "Nearly 200 migrant workers have filed a federal lawsuit against a produce company that grows tomatoes in Immokalee for paying them, they say, less than minimum wage. The lawsuit, filed Monday in >> Read More
SAVE THE DATE! April 13-14…

SAVE THE DATE! April 13-14…

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The Coalition of Immokalee Workers announces a major mobilization for farmworker justice, April 13-14, 2007, in the greater Chicago area.  Make your plans to join us for historic actions that will usher in a new phase in the Campaign for Fair Food. CIW: “Today, we are tired, in the words of Martin Luther King Jr., of ‘relying on the good >> Read More
Critics say fast feeder should address farm workers’ ‘subpoverty’ wages, conditions

Critics say fast feeder should address farm workers’ ‘subpoverty’ wages, conditions

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By Lisa Jennings OAK BROOK, Ill. (Dec. 12) - McDonald's Corp.'s support for new workplace policies created by Florida farmers has drawn a firestorm of criticism from the labor coalition whose four-year boycott of Taco Bell led to its March agreement to pay a penny a pound more for Florida tomatoes. With no less a human-rights champion than former President >> Read More

2006 McDONALD’s MIDWEST TOUR HIGHLIGHTS!

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Don't miss the review of our exciting week in Chicago, including a powerful action at McDonald's global HQ and a marathon day of protests as the CIW and local allies hit the streets of Chicago!... Click here for the photos, video, and full report from the tour! Plus, don't miss the reports and highlights from last month's Chipotle tour!

Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade with Rolando the Clown

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For years, the McDonald's corporation and local McDonald's owners have participated in Chicago's famous Thanksgiving Day Parade. Their floats (and, this year, McDonad's lead sponsorship of the parade) have served to remind Chicagoans and the country of just how much, in the words of a press release for this year's parade, "McDonald's cares about our communities and our children..." (never >> Read More