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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

“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

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

Media round-up! The Nation, Civil Eats turn spotlight on Fair Food…

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[caption id="attachment_23026" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Fair Food allies march with farmworkers in New York to the office of Wendy's Board Chairman, Nelson Peltz last month.[/caption]The Nation: "If the Coalition’s track record is any indication, Peltz had better get to the negotiating table..."If the first month of the 2015-16 agricultural season was any indication, the Fair Food Program is in for a big >> Read More

BREAKING: CIW, allies to march on NYC offices of Wendy’s Chairman Nelson Peltz!

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Mark your calendar!  This coming Monday, November 16th, CIW and allies will march through the heart of New York City from a Wendy's franchise to the office of its Chairman, Nelson Peltz.Here below is the official press release:Gerardo Reyes ChavezCoalition of Immokalee Workers workers@ciw-online.org, (239) 675-9234MEDIA ADVISORY:New York City Residents, Farmworkers to March on Park Avenue Offices of Wendy’s Chairman Nelson >> Read More

You can run, but you can’t hide from Fair Food! Part II…

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="#TomatoRabbis storm the castle!" url="https://ciw-online.org/"] Rabbinic delegation visits Wendy's Chairman Nelson Peltz at his Park Avenue office, demands answers on human rights and the Fair Food Program... Last week we brought you the story of a live TV interview that took a surprising turn when CNBC reporter Jane Wells decided to grill Wendy's CEO Emil Brolick on why the company continues to >> Read More

Wendy’s Frosty! CIW, allies have tough questions for Wendy’s execs at annual shareholder meeting, get cold shoulder…

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="Wendys frosty! @CIW, alies bring tough questions at #shareholder meeting..." url="https://ciw-online.org"] Drama in Dublin... CIW to CEO Emil Brolick:  "Why would you deny your shareholders the opportunity for Wendy’s to be part of the premier program for corporate social responsibility in the nation?" Yesterday morning, the CIW and dozens of members of the amazing Ohio Fair Food joined Wendy's shareholders, >> Read More