Tag: Subway

Fair Pay Program Honorable

news-press.com In our Sept. 23 editorial "Workers deserve back pay," we expressed alarm at a lawsuit filed, claiming that certain farmworkers hadn't been paid per the extra "penny-a-pound" pact negotiated by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers with tomato buyers. The allegations were shocking - and while the coalition was not named as a defendant - buyers such as Burger King, >> Read More
’08: Top Five Stories | CIW

’08: Top Five Stories | CIW

January 6, 2009 2008: Five stories that defined a momentous year in the Campaign for Fair Food... Whether it was the year in national news -- from the election of the country's first African American president to the worst economic crash since the Great Depression -- or just the year in Fair Food -- from three stunning new victories in >> Read More

“Northeast Tour for Fair Food”

December 2 - 10, 2008 Day 9 - New York City [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="288"] On their last full day in NYC, the Tour crew visited some long-time allies -- the kids at St. Lukes school in the West Village, a school that, among other things, endeavors to help its students "become active, responsible, and contributing members of the school >> Read More
Subway Tour 2008 – Public Events

Subway Tour 2008 – Public Events

Below is a partial list of the events planned for the upcoming Subway Tour 2008. Check back in the coming days as plans for more presentations and actions are finalized and we post them online: Tuesday, December 2: Miami, FL 10am: Join farmworkers from Immokalee and Miami-area allies for an action at Subways' Independent Purchasing Cooperative, located at 9200 South >> Read More
Photo Report: Subway Protests in Lawndale, CA

Photo Report: Subway Protests in Lawndale, CA

  High school students gathered on Sunday, November 9th, at a local Subway restaurant for a spirited action, protesting the exploitation of workers who pick tomatoes on Florida farms for the world's largest sandwich chain. Some students went sign for sign with the fast-food giant... ... while others lined the street in front of the restaurant, flyering cars stopped at >> Read More

Sample letters you can send to the CEOs of McDonald’s, Subway, and Burger King asking them to follow Taco Bell’s lead, meet with the CIW, and move now to address human rights violations in Florida’s tomato fields:

McDonald's: Mr. Jim Skinner, CEO McDonald’s Corporation McDonald’s Plaza Oak Brook, IL 60523 Dear Mr. Skinner, As a supporter of the historic agreement between Taco Bell and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) on March 8, 2005, I am writing to express my sincerest hope that McDonald’s will join Taco Bell in working with the CIW to bring about change >> Read More