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’08: Top Five Stories | CIW

Posted on January 6, 2009October 15, 2020 by 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

Press Release: Members of Congress Join CIW in Campaign to End Modern-Day Slavery

Posted on March 11, 2008October 15, 2020 by CIW

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: March 11th, 2008 Contact: Jeffrey Buchanan 202-463-7575 ext 241 buchanan@rfkmemorial.org Members of Congress Join CIW in Campaign to End Modern Day Slavery and Sweatshops in America’s Fields Members of Congress -- including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) -- and AFL-CIO President John Sweeney to join in signing >> Read More

Letter from John J. Sweeney, AFL-CIO to McDonald’s

Posted on May 15, 2006October 15, 2020 by CIW

Richard H. Lenny, Board of Directors McDonald’s Corporation 2111 McDonald's Dr Oak Brook, IL 60523 Dear Mr. Lenny, I am writing to you on behalf of millions of union members and consumers who are part of the AFL-CIO family. We are very concerned about the living and working conditions of Florida’s field workers, especially those who pick tomatoes that end >> Read More

“RFK MEMORIAL POVERTY TOUR: A TOUR FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE” KICKS OFF IN IMMOKALEE!

Posted on April 28, 2006October 15, 2020 by CIW

AFL-CIO President John Sweeney joined long-time friend Mrs. Ethel Kennedy on the first stop of the "Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Poverty Tour: A Tour for Social and Economic Justice" this Sunday, April 23, in Immokalee. The tour marked the 40th anniversary of Robert Kennedy's now famous “poverty tour”, which included a stop in Delano, CA, with Cesar Chavez and >> Read More

Coalition of Immokalee Workers Call on McDonald’s and Chipotle to guarantee “Work With Dignity” for Farmworkers in its supply chain

Posted on March 31, 2006October 15, 2020 by CIW

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 31, 2006 Contact: Lucas Benitez, 239-503-0133 Julia Perkins, 239-986-0891 Melody Gonzalez, 239-986-0847 COALITION OF IMMOKALEE WORKERS CALL ON MCDONALD'S AND CHIPOTLE TO GUARANTEE "WORK WITH DIGNITY" FOR FARMWORKERS IN ITS SUPPLY CHAIN Chicago, IL – On Saturday, April 1, farmworkers and allies participating in the 2006 McDonald’s Truth Tour will converge on Chicago, leading a 5-mile >> Read More

WASHINGTON DC, 4/13/03 3,000 OUTSIDE TACO BELL AT 14th & U!

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

Sunday, April 13, saw one of the biggest, most exciting actions to date in the two-year old Taco Bell boycott, as over 3,000 people joined CIW members in a powerful protest to demand that Taco Bell take responsibility for the sweatshop conditions in the fields where its tomatoes are picked. How did such a remarkable action come about? Solidarity, >> Read More