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Photo Report: CIW families, consumers teach Publix the true meaning of Labor Day!

Posted on September 3, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title="Labor Day Weekend of Action in FL: CIW's Women's Group leads the way" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=16081"] CIW's Women's Group leads the way in big Labor Day Weekend of Action across Florida... Four years ago, CIW members took their call for Publix to sign a Fair Food agreement to the streets for the very first time. This past weekend, CIW members once again loaded >> Read More

NESRI, CCR, & Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights write letter to Kent Spuhler

Posted on October 13, 2011October 16, 2020 by CIW

Kent Spuhler, Esq. October 13, 2011 Executive Director Florida Legal Services, Inc. 2425 Torreya Drive Tallahassee, FL 32303 (850) 385-7900 Dear Mr. Spuhler: The undersigned individuals and organizations committed to promoting the economic and social rights of workers write to express our deep concern regarding the lawsuits filed by Florida Legal Services against corporations participating in the Coalition of Immokalee >> Read More

“A mere penny a pound can ensure a fair wage”

Posted on August 30, 2011October 15, 2020 by CIW

By the Rev. Brant Copeland Tallahassee Democrat 8/30/11 I'm a big fan of my local Publix supermarkets. When our boys were little, they always managed to steer the shopping cart to the bakery section, where a free cookie awaited them. I've served on the boards of several nonprofit agencies through the years, and I've seen how generous Publix employees and >> Read More

FLORIDA TOUR Daily reports Nov. 18-25, 2009

Posted on November 27, 2009October 15, 2020 by CIW

FLORIDA TOURDaily reports Nov. 18-25, 2009 Day 3-4: Birmingham, AL; Columbus, GA On Day 3 & 4, the tour crew traveled north beyond the borders of our fine state for a weekend trip to the far reaches of Publix's realm in Alabama and Georgia. And they planned to hold a couple of low-key Publix protests along the way... But, on Saturday >> Read More

CIW THEATER, PRESS CONFERENCE — TALLAHASSEE, FL

Posted on March 9, 2009October 15, 2020 by CIW

"The play's the thing Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King." Those were the words spoken by Hamlet as he prepared to stage a play before the king of Denmark. His plan was to re-enact the crime of his father's murder, touch the guilty party's conscience (in his case, the king himself), and bring him to justice. We >> Read More

Photo Report of South Mini Tour

Posted on October 14, 2003October 15, 2020 by CIW

"Texas-Sized Mini-Tour" Fall 2003 MEMPHIS / BIRMINGHAM / GAINESVILLE Victory, sweet, sweet victory! Tour crew members and Memphis allies pose in front of the University of Memphis restaurant formerly-known-as-Taco Bell, a Boot the Bell victory that resulted in the replacement of the offending fast-food chain with a local pizzeria! From the looks of things, the workers at the new restaurant >> Read More

Taco Bell: Tallahassee Photos

Posted on February 25, 2001October 15, 2020 by CIW

The Taco Bell Truth Tour continued this past weekend, Feb. 25, 2001, as CIW members returned to Tallahassee to join with FSU and FAMU students, community members, and farmworkers from Quincy to protest outside a Taco Bell on Monroe St. This time, we had some fun with the Taco Bell dog. Below are some photos from Sunday's action.