Category: Fair Food Program to the Fore: November 2012 – October 2013

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“Workers have never had a voice inside the workplace — until now”

“Workers have never had a voice inside the workplace — until now”

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  UPDATE: PBS Frontline produces exclusive web video on the Fair Food Program as solution to the "epidemic" of sexual harassment in agriculture As a companion piece to its hard-hitting new documentary, Rape in the Fields, which premiered last night, PBS Frontline posted an excellent short video highlighting the Fair Food Program as one of the few reasons for hope -- and >> Read More
PBS Frontline Producer calls Fair Food Program “unique in the country”

PBS Frontline Producer calls Fair Food Program “unique in the country”

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"Unique in the country..." ... -Andres Cediel, PBS Frontline producer, speaking with NPR about the Fair Food Program's successful approach to combating farmworker sexual harassment Cediel on the CIW's Fair Food Program: " ... (The Fair Food Program was) the first time that we saw an economic incentive placed on anti-sexual harassment policies... ... women are therefore educated about their rights through >> Read More
Hundreds of callers flood Wendy’s headquarters in follow-up to SumOfUs.org petition!

Hundreds of callers flood Wendy’s headquarters in follow-up to SumOfUs.org petition!

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Consumers call on Wendy's to "be on the forefront of change" by joining the Fair Food Program! Last week, our friends at SumOfUs.org launched an appeal to Wendy's consumers to pick up the phone, call the hamburger giant, and let CEO Emil Brolick know (or better yet, remind him) that "we won't give up until Wendy's joins the Fair Food Program." One week later, >> Read More
“We must be aware of what is happening in our back yard and stand up for what is right.”

“We must be aware of what is happening in our back yard and stand up for what is right.”

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Tennessee United Methodist Conference passes resolution calling on Publix to join Fair Food Program! Last week, voting with the power of tens of thousands of fellow Tennesseans behind them, the United Methodist Conference of Tennessee overwhelmingly passed a resolution in support of Fair Food at their annual conference in Nashville. Sponsored by the Chair of the Board of Church and Society, Rev. >> Read More
Wendy’s new twist on an old PR game: CIW’s Fair Food Program un-American…

Wendy’s new twist on an old PR game: CIW’s Fair Food Program un-American…

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"America doesn’t work that way" is Wendy's old-school line of defense in long-awaited public relations response to Campaign for Fair Food Last month, with Fair Food activists gathered outside Wendy's corporate headquarters in Dublin, OH, on the occasion of the company's annual shareholder meeting, Wendy's spokesperson Bob Bertini told Ohio Fair Food's Jessica Shimberg that the hamburger giant hadn't yet put >> Read More
“On Human Rights, Wendy’s Isn’t Old Fashioned — Just Outdated”

“On Human Rights, Wendy’s Isn’t Old Fashioned — Just Outdated”

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Protest outside Philadelphia Wendy's, Huffington Post piece keep pressure building on final fast-food holdout... From the Philadelphia City Paper ("A battle for Florida workers rights plays out at Wendy's in Center City," 6/4/13): "Wendy’s is the last major fast-food chain that isn’t participating in a Fair Food agreement to protect the rights of Florida tomato farm workers — and, yesterday, Philly >> Read More
“Don’t take Publix customers as fools…”

“Don’t take Publix customers as fools…”

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United Methodist Women call directly on Publix's Carol Jenkins Barnett to "do the right thing" by farmworkers! Building on a long-standing foundation of support for the Campaign for Fair Food, fifty United Methodist Women from Alabama and West Florida sent letters directly to Publix Board of Directors member, Carol Jenkins Barnett, as they gathered this past weekend to learn about -- and >> Read More
“Once we all get together, we’re unstoppable.”

“Once we all get together, we’re unstoppable.”

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Grist.org article highlights power, logic of alliance between farmworkers, family farmers! Farmers and farmworkers are most often portrayed as locked in mortal battle, their interests diametrically opposed, their conflict eternal and insoluble. And while that dynamic has driven some dramatic organizing struggles over the years -- from Delano, CA, to Immokalee, FL -- a new analysis of the relationship between the >> Read More
Get with the Program, Wendy’s!

Get with the Program, Wendy’s!

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CIW's message, action at shareholder meeting strike a chord with national press... Scenes from a shareholders' meeting: As Wendy's CEO Emil Brolick wound up his presentation at last Thursday's annual meeting, just ahead of the highly-charged Q&A session, he unveiled an attractive powerpoint presentation centered around a graph that charted the course for the company's continued growth and success in the future. >> Read More