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Rabbi Barbara Penzner: “What is Nelson Peltz teaching his sons at their bar mitzvah celebration?…”

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[caption id="attachment_24268" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Rabbi Barbara Penzner, middle, speaks with Jon Esformes, Chief Operating Officer of Sunripe Certified Brands (Pacific Tomato Growers) during a 2011 visit to Immokalee.[/caption] Jewish blog turns up heat on Wendy's Board Chairman Nelson Peltz for lavish bar mitzvah, even as Peltz blocks better wages, working conditions for farmworkers at last week's shareholder meeting... Nelson Peltz is a >> Read More

Final media round-up from Workers’ Voice Tour! News of Wendy’s boycott spreads far and wide…

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[caption id="attachment_23746" align="aligncenter" width="600"] 500+ marchers wind through Palm Beach's exclusive Worth Avenue shopping district on Saturday the 12th of March.[/caption]From New York to Florida, media coverage of Workers' Voice Tour builds pressure on Wendy's, billionaire chairman Nelson Peltz, to join Fair Food Program...Even as the chants for farmworker justice echoed off the bougainvillea-covered walls of Worth Ave in Palm Beach a few short >> Read More

Wendy’s spokesperson Bob Bertini: “We take all human rights and labor practices issues seriously and expect the same from our suppliers…”

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Fair Food Nation to Wendy's: When it comes to human rights, "expecting" is not enough. We demand respect for farmworkers' rights, and so must Wendy's!The photo report from Palm Beach is ready for your review...Saturday's march through the exclusive island community of Palm Beach was a day to remember, even against the backdrop of 15 years of vibrant protests in the Campaign for >> Read More

“If you’re going to make an impression, come to the place where the chairman is on holiday”…

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[caption id="attachment_23725" align="aligncenter" width="650"] More than 500 marchers stretch from end to end of the bridge that connects West Palm Beach to Palm Beach on Saturday, as the ten-day Workers' Voice Tour wrapped up with a massive protest and rally in the exclusive barrier island community where Nelson Peltz, billionaire hedge fund manager and Wendy's Chairman of the Board, has >> Read More

Wendy’s Boycott wins key court battle for right to protest today in Palm Beach as Workers’ Voice Tour rolls into Florida with triumphant Day 9 action in Gainesville!

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[caption id="attachment_23689" align="aligncenter" width="600"] University of Florida students organizing to "Boot the Braids" from their campus joined the Workers' Voice Tour crew to march 200+ strong through the streets of Gainesville yesterday.[/caption]Join us in Palm Beach today as the Workers' Voice Tour wraps up in Nelson Peltz's hometown (ok, one of his many hometowns, but that's the way it is when >> Read More

“We are not tied down by slavery… we are embraced by freedom.”

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Workers' Voice Tour pauses to celebrate International Women's Day with a powerful reflection on women, the struggle for justice worldwide...Yesterday, as millions of women and men across the world came together to celebrate International Women's Day 2016, the Workers' Voice Tour members gathered into a circle in a park in Cincinnati, Ohio, under the shade of some tall oak trees readying for the spring's >> Read More

Workers embark on Workers’ Voice Tour with wind in their sails thanks to National Council of Churches’ open letter to Wendy’s, Brolick, and Peltz!

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[caption id="attachment_23429" align="aligncenter" width="600"] A sign outside the Faith United Church of Christ this week wishes CIW members well as they head out on the Workers' Voice Tour, which starts this week in New York City. The sign echoes the strongly-worded support expressed in the National Council of Church's open letter to Wendy's CEO Emil Brolick and the Chairman of Wendy's Board >> Read More

1,500 farmworkers and families swamp CIW headquarters for annual Year of the Worker Party; Workers’ Voice Tour art production in full swing!

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[caption id="attachment_23385" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Crowds of farmworker families enjoying the annual Year of the Worker Party last Sunday, Feb. 21[/caption]In final week before Workers' Voice Tour, CIW members and allies in Immokalee prepare to take fight for farmworker justice to Wendy's doorstep...In Immokalee, you can mark your late February calendar by two annual events.  One is the Year of the Worker Party, the largest >> Read More

One week out! Workers’ Voice Tour just around the corner…

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[caption id="attachment_23372" align="alignleft" width="307"] One of many flyers for national caravans converging on major stops on the Workers' Voice Tour[/caption]Buses filling up for major actions in New York, Columbus, Palm Beach...With just a week to go before the Workers' Voice Tour hits the road, farmworkers in Immokalee are putting the finishing touches on gorgeous new puppets and banners, collecting cold weather gear, >> Read More

Extra! Extra! 2016 Workers’ Voice Tour website launched… Register to join us today!

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Ready to join farmworkers for the major spring action to demand justice from Fair Food holdout Wendy's?  Find the schedule, registration info, social media and more at the Workers' Voice Tour website...Just one month ago, we shared the exciting invitation to this year's major spring action, the 2016 Workers' Voice Tour:This coming March 2-12, farmworkers and thousands of consumer allies >> Read More