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The National Latina and Latino Law Student Association (NLLSA) Statement

The National Latina and Latino Law Student Association (NLLSA) stands in solidarity with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and their fast food campaign to hold fast food giants accountable for perpetuating abusive working conditions.  McDonald’s, now faced with this human rights campaign, has tried to dodge the issue by announcing an insincere and unrealistic proposal called SAFE.  NLLSA cannot >> Read More
OVER 16,000 CONVERGE AT FT. BENNING, CALL FOR END TO SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS!…

OVER 16,000 CONVERGE AT FT. BENNING, CALL FOR END TO SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS!…

CIW and the Taco Bell boycott at center of weekend activities!... From the School of the Americas Watch report: "Over 16,000 people from across the Americas—including actors Martin Sheen and Susan Sarandon—gathered this weekend outside the gates of Ft. Benning, Georgia in the most diverse demonstration yet of opposition to the School of the Americas (SOA), a combat-training school for >> Read More
SOME TIMELY NEWS FROM THE ELECTION WORLD…

SOME TIMELY NEWS FROM THE ELECTION WORLD…

Rock the Vote -- the non-profit, non-partisan organization founded in 1990 by members of the recording industry to engage America's youth in the political process -- recently refused an offer by Taco Bell to team up with the fast-food giant for a high-level PR voter activity. Taco Bell's marketing department proposed partnering with Rock the Vote to carry out voter >> Read More
CIW protest at Yum Brands shareholder meeting

CIW protest at Yum Brands shareholder meeting

CIW protest at Yum Brands shareholder meeting, Yum "offer to end boycott" cause quite a stir in Louisville, nationally! Taco Bell boycott continues following Yum CEO's public relations gambit... Thursday, May 20th, started out as a fairly typical day in the Taco Bell boycott. Workers from Immokalee traveled to Louisville, KY, for an animated protest at Yum Brands' annual shareholder >> Read More

UW Madison Students promote Taco Bell Boycott

Boycott the Bell! UW Students Promote Boycott of Taco Bell - Union Labor News, June 2001 Susan Vilbrandt, Managing Editor, Union Labor News The publication of the South Central Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO http://www.scfl.org http://www.scfl.org/uln6-1.htm#taco Carrying signs saying "End sweatshops in the fields" and "Let Freedom Ring--Boycott the Bell," UW students picketed Taco Bell's State Street location to begin spreading >> Read More

CIW Delegation visits California

CIW DELEGATION VISITS CALIFORNIA From student groups (including United Students Against Sweatshops, MEChA, and more) to community organizations, labor unions, religious organizations, and even some celebrity super heroes (you can't go to LA without bumping into a star or two), response to the Taco Bell Boycott was overwhelmingly positive. Already, plans are underway to organize a coordinated campaign both in >> Read More