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Kroger executives reject Fair Food Program (again), offer yet more empty answers at annual shareholder meeting…

Kroger executives reject Fair Food Program (again), offer yet more empty answers at annual shareholder meeting…

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[hupso title=".@Kroger executives reject @FairFoodProgram (again) at Annual Shareholder Meeting" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2015/06/kroger-shareholder/"]Kroger CEO: “We expect all our suppliers... to follow our strict code of conduct...”Farmworkers and their consumer allies have attended countless shareholder meetings over the years, from the very first shareholder actions back in the Taco Bell Boycott days, to the Wendy's annual meeting earlier this month in Dublin, Ohio.  But no >> Read More

CIW, Fair Food allies to rally outside Kroger annual shareholder meeting Thursday in Cincinnati!

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[hupso title="CIW, allies rally outside @Kroger shareholder meeting; FFP education team pays respects in #Charleston" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2015/06/kroger-shareholder-charleston/"] [caption id="attachment_19779" align="aligncenter" width="560"] CIW members and their Ohio-based allies march through downtown Cincinnati after representatives were shut out of last year's Kroger shareholder meeting.[/caption] Rally to call on country's second largest food retailer to join the country's most respected social responsibility program for the protection >> Read More

Fair Food Nation in full-blown mobilization mode as “Now is the Time” Tour draws closer!

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="#FairFoodNation in full blown mobilization mode as #NowIsTheTime Tour draws close!" URL="https://ciw-online.org/?p=18249"] [caption id="attachment_18265" align="aligncenter" width="523"] CIW in Orlando at the Hope Community Center[/caption] February a busy month in Florida and Ohio as preparations for the big action ramp up... While many across the nation celebrate mid-February with red roses and chocolate, the Fair Food nation has been focusing >> Read More

American history happens in a watermelon shed…

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="World responds to @Walmart joining #FairFoodProgram! Press, statements, social media..." url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=17932"] The world responds to news of the Walmart agreement! [caption id="attachment_17944" align="aligncenter" width="530"] A member of the Walmart delegation holds the Fair Food Program rights booklet during a meeting among CIW members, Florida tomato growers, Walmart representatives, and the Chairperson of the UN's Working Group on Business and >> Read More