Boycott Wendy's Picket in Orlando!

8.6 - 2 PM

2201 E Colonial Dr, Orlando

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New College Students Fasting In Support Of American Farm-Workers

Publix Uses Employees Money To Oppress

Publix has had a busy year politically, raising almost half a million from employees for their Political Action Committee. here

CIW: Boycott Wendys Tampa Bay

We have stood with 

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers 

for a long time.

They are asking for your help.

Boycott Wendys!

That is not a problem around here, we only eat local.  

Florida Laborers Success Story

Don't ever think you can't make a difference!

Described as recently as 2003 by a U.S. Justice Department official as “ground zero for modern slavery,” Florida’s tomato fields are becoming an unlikely civil-rights success story. And the unempowered laborers who in 1993 formed the CIW in response to decades of violence, sexual harassment, wage ripoffs and even involuntary servitude have started a conversation that may even spread to Central America, South America, Africa and Europe. here

More here 

Palm Beach Bans Free Speach

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers, 

which represents about 

40,000 field workers, 

has sued Palm Beach in federal court 

and is accusing the town of maintaining unconstitutional ordinances that make it impossible to stage a protest. here

Tampa Bay Bus to CIW March in Palm Beach!

Workers, consumers to take Fair Food message directly to Wendy’s corporate leadership in Palm Beach;

Tour to demand real, Worker-driven Social Responsibility from fast-food holdout, not more unenforced promises of human rights…

This coming March 2-12, farmworkers and thousands of consumer allies will be mobilizing to bring Wendy’s — the lone holdout among the big five fast-food companies of Yum Brands, McDonald’s, Burger King, Subway, and Wendy’s — into the Fair Food Program! info, on Facebook

No Publix At USF

University of South Florida students, community members tell university administration: “Publix can’t set up shop on our campus until they respect farmworkers’ human rights!”

And they want you to help!  Here’s how…info

Florida Workers’ Voice Tour

This coming March 2-13, 

farmworkers and thousands of consumer allies will be mobilizing to bring Wendy’s — the lone holdout among the big five fast-food companies of Yum Brands, McDonald’s, Burger King, Subway, and Wendy’s — into the Fair Food Program! info

Florida Farmworkers Unite To Demand Justice From Publix, Wendy’s…

From Jacksonville all the way down to Miami, conscientious consumers took to the streets — rain or shine — alongside farmworkers to show Wendy’s and Publix their support for the Fair Food Program.  Bursting with energy, young people, church groups, and families marched in city after city. here

Floridians take to the streets to keep the heat on Publix

Farmworker families, allies launch series of fall Publix actions with massive protest at Sarasota’s Bay St. Publix, calling on Florida’s grocer to join the Fair Food Program! here

Publix One Penny More Per Pound Of Tomatoes

Dozens of protesters gathered outside a Publix super market on Bay Street Sunday in Sarasota to encourage the grocer to join the Fair Food Program. For five years, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers has prodded the corporation to join the program, which helps improve wages for farm workers by asking retailers to pay one penny more per pound of tomatoes. It also calls for a code of conduct to prevent wage theft, human trafficking and sexual harassment in the fields. here

March in St. Pete demands farmworker rights

Over 3000 farmworkers and supporters from around the country gathered at Bartlett Park, March 21, then marched to demand workers’ rights. 

"As a member of the community and as an activist I believe that everyone deserves a fair pay," says Alicia Gazga of Raíces en Tampa. "Publix and Wendy's should be ashamed for not joining the fair food program. here

Marching through St. Pete with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers

And the Young American Dreamers to celebrate their victories over a span of 20yrs fighting for Fair pay, farm worker rights, &... protection from exploitation! Now we just need Publix & Wendy's to get on board! here 

Happy Labor Day Públix

Públix Listen! The Struggle Continues!

at Hillsboro Plaza in Tampa

We are in the fight!!! With our colleagues in the Coalition of Immokalee Workers.

here

"Don't let making a profit stand in the way of 
doing the right thing.".....George Jenkins

Immokalee workers demand higher wages from Publix

 Justice in Immokalee!

“The Now Is the Time Tour”

On March 14, the CIW arrived in Lakeland. Hundreds of protesters gathered outside of a local Publix store. Groups of people arrived throughout the night to take part in a 24-hour vigil. The local police were in full force, as well. They told people not to enter the parking lot - threatening them with arrests and car towing......more>

Publix Refusing To Support The Fair Food Program

Florida’s tomato farms supply

50% of all U.S. fresh tomatoes

but have also been called America’s ‘ground zero for slavery.’

Countless workers held against their will, threatened with violence and forced to haul hundreds of heavy tomato buckets a day for little to no pay. Thankfully, a new solution called the Fair Food Program has been proven successful. The Fair Food Program is working to enforce a policy of zero tolerance for slavery on tomato farms........more

But a major U.S. supermarket chain,

Publix Super Markets, is refusing to support the Fair Food Program.

THERE'S SOMETHING ROTTEN AT PUBLIX

Florida’s tomato farms supply 50% of all U.S. fresh tomatoes 

but have also been called America’s ‘ground zero for slavery.’

Countless workers held against their will, threatened with violence and forced to haul hundreds of heavy tomato buckets a day for little to no pay. Thankfully, a new solution called the Fair Food Program has been proven successful. The Fair Food Program is working to enforce a policy of

 zero tolerance for slavery on tomato farms. 

But a major U.S. supermarket chain, Publix Super Markets,

is refusing to support the Fair Food Program. Publix continues to buy tomatoes from growers that are not partners of the Fair Food Program and where workers still toil beyond the reach of its proven protection from modern slavery.

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Poverty and Slave Labor in Florida’s Corporate Farms

”In America today we are seeing a race to the bottom, the middle class is collapsing, poverty is increasing. What I saw in Immokalee is the bottom in the race to the bottom.” Senator Bernie Saunders

COALITION OF IMMOKALEE WORKERS
  Immokalee, (239) 657-8311

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Coalition of Immokalee Workers Rally & March on Wendy's

Silent street theater explaining the CIW Fair Food Program, followed by a march on Wendy's who has not yet signed on to support fairer wages and working conditions for tomato workers.