Category: A New Day in the Fields: September 2010 – December 2011

Pacific Agreement

Pacific Agreement

October 18, 2010 CIW agreement with Pacific met with broad editorial support!... Editorials and op/eds across the country are giving a big thumbs up to the CIW's breakthrough agreement with Pacific Tomato Growers. From the nearby Ft. Myers News-Press to the weekly news magazine "The Nation", opinion writers are hailing the agreement as a "milestone," a "landmark agreement," and "a >> Read More

Former President Jimmy Carter on the announcement of the Pacific Tomato Growers/CIW agreement

Former President Jimmy Carter on the announcement of the Pacific Tomato Growers/CIW agreement "I have followed the long struggle for fair pay and conditions in the Florida tomato fields for over a decade. Pacific Tomato Grower's agreement with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers clearly demonstrates that significant improvements can be made that benefit all parties if there is open discussion >> Read More
FLORIDA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE

FLORIDA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE

201 W. Park Avenue Tallahassee, FL 32301 www.flacathconf.org Michele M. Taylor Associate Director for Communications, (850) 205-6817, mtaylor@flacathconf.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Contact: Mary Ross Agosta Director of Communications Archdiocese of Miami (305) 762-1043 mragosta@theadom.org Archbishop Thomas Wenski Praises Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Pacific Tomato Growers for Agreement on Increased Wages and Protection for Tomato Workers Archbishop >> Read More
Student/Farmworker Alliance strategy meeting in Immokalee inspires exciting plans for coming season!

Student/Farmworker Alliance strategy meeting in Immokalee inspires exciting plans for coming season!

Check out the great photo gallery and report Over the course of four days last month, more than 40 members of the SFA network gathered in Immokalee and nearby LaBelle to engage in pivotal discussions, build skills to help their local organizing, and strategize about the year ahead in the CIW's national supermarket campaign. According to the report on the >> Read More
Lucas Benitez of the CIW speaks

Lucas Benitez of the CIW speaks

Lucas Benitez of the CIW speaks (with Julia Perkins translating) at the 10/13/10 press conference while Jon Esformes of Pacific Tomato Growers looks on. My name is Lucas Benitez. First of all I’d like to thank everyone here with us today. We know that many have travelled far to join us here. I’d also like to thank the two families >> Read More
Announced: Modern-Day Slavery Museum SOUTHEAST Tour!

Announced: Modern-Day Slavery Museum SOUTHEAST Tour!

  Tour to visit Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, and Tennessee... This October 10-28, and again from November 15-23, the Modern-Day Slavery Museum will visit historic landmarks, places of worship and educational institutions throughout the Southeastern United States in a two-part tour designed to raise awareness about the continuing problem of forced labor in Florida's fields and to offer solutions >> Read More

Take Action Today! Supermarket E-Action

By leveraging its high-volume purchasing power, the U.S. supermarket industry plays an active role in farmworker exploitation. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), an internationally recognized farmworker organization based in Florida, is changing this reality through its Campaign for Fair Food. With the four largest fast-food companies (McDonald's, Yum Brands, Burger King, and Subway) and three largest foodservice providers (Compass >> Read More
If only Publix executives could appreciate the simple justice behind Fair Trade coffee

If only Publix executives could appreciate the simple justice behind Fair Trade coffee

If only Publix executives could appreciate the simple justice behind Fair Trade coffee captured so eloquently on this label (pictured on right)... Oh... Wait a second. That's the label from the new Publix-brand Fair Trade coffee. Never mind... It just makes sense. "Fair Trade prices help small farmers provide employees with livable wages and work conditions." That's the fundamental principle >> Read More