Tag: Senator Bernie Sanders

Part One: “The New Day is not something that’s going to happen, the New Day is happening right now”…

[hupso_hide][hupso title="Extreme Makeover of the Florida tomato industry, Part One..." url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=19054"]   Since 2010, a metamorphosis has been underway in the Florida tomato industry, while in Mexico the industry's counterpart has only sunk deeper into a morass of violence, corruption, poverty, and exploitation... The quotation at the top of this post came from the Rev. Roy Terry of the United >> Read More
What They’re Saying about the Whole Foods Agreement

What They’re Saying about the Whole Foods Agreement

Whole Foods, CIW agree to "work in partnership to help improve wages and working conditions for Florida tomato pickers"!... Update #1: What they are saying about the Whole Foods agreement: The CIW's latest agreement has provoked a good deal of commentary around the country, from Congress to the Presbyterian Church. Here's a sampling of the sentiment: Eric Schlosser, author Fast-Food >> Read More
US SENATE HEARING INTO FARMWORKER EXPLOITATION IN FLORIDA TOMATO FIELDS (photos by Fritz Myer)

US SENATE HEARING INTO FARMWORKER EXPLOITATION IN FLORIDA TOMATO FIELDS (photos by Fritz Myer)

US SENATE HEARING INTO FARMWORKER EXPLOITATION IN FLORIDA TOMATO FIELDS (photos by Fritz Myer) Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee April 15, 2008 click here for a full media round-up from the hearing The historic hearing in the US Senate -- the first ever specifically called to look into labor conditions in Florida's fields, the nation's largest producer of >> Read More
US SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS Visit to Immokalee, Florida, and Press Conference  January 17 – 18, 2008

US SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS Visit to Immokalee, Florida, and Press Conference January 17 – 18, 2008

US SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS Visit to Immokalee, Florida, and Press Conference January 17 - 18, 2008 The Senator's visit began with a walking tour through the community for a look at housing conditions and a quick history of the CIW's organizing efforts in Immoklaee. Following the tour, Sen. Sanders met with CIW leaders and key religious and student allies from >> Read More