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March on Publix Sarasota, Florida April 21, 2012

Posted on April 22, 2012October 16, 2020 by CIW

Following the suggestion of Rev. Paul Binder, a longstanding United Church of Christ ally, a protest march was organized that wound from one Sarasota Publix store to another, passing, not coincidentally, by the site of Florida's newest Trader Joe's along the way. The crowd was unexpectedly large, with more than a few people joining the protest that had read the >> Read More

Welcome aboard…

Posted on February 9, 2012October 16, 2020 by CIW

Trader Joe's and CIW sign Fair Food agreement! For Immediate ReleaseFebruary 9, 2012 Contact:Gerardo Reyes, CIW(239) 657-8311gerardo@ciw-online.org Alison Mochizuki, Director Public Relations, Trader Joe's(626) 599-3779amochizuki@traderjoes.com Monrovia, CA/Immokalee, FL -- Trader Joe’s and the (CIW) announced today that they have signed an agreement that formalizes the ways in which Trader Joe’s will work with the CIW and Florida tomato growers to >> Read More

“Groupthink Isn’t Sustainable”

Posted on December 5, 2011October 16, 2020 by CIW

Final installment in 3-part essay on Trader Joe's, Publix puts supermarkets' stubborn resistance to Campaign for Fair Food under the microscope... "Dear Joe" letters keep coming... Some of you may remember an article we posted here about two weeks ago by Ted Coine, a widely-followed author and commentator in the world of business leadership and corporate social responsibility. The article, >> Read More

March on Trader Joe’s Oakland, CA November 6, 2011

Posted on November 9, 2011October 16, 2020 by CIW

In what one participant called a "super high energy... "... and spirited march that people loved," more than 200 people hit the streets of Oakland for a Fair Food march on California-based supermarket giant Trader Joe's. The march began in downtown Oakland... ... and wound its way on a two-mile path through the city... ... and along the shores... ... >> Read More

CIW response to Trader Joe’s announcement of Oct. 21, 2011:

Posted on October 26, 2011October 16, 2020 by CIW

Hypocrisy is not sustainable... In Trader Joe’s latest public relations communiqué, issued the day before hundreds of Fair Food activists marched to its corporate headquarters in Monrovia, CA, the retailer now claims it is complying fully with the CIW’s Fair Food Program, but that it is simply doing so without the CIW. No partnership. No verification. No commitment. Just Trader >> Read More

Supermarket Week of Action, Coast to Coast

Posted on October 25, 2011October 16, 2020 by CIW

In Philadelphia, students with U Penn's Student Labor Action Project joined community and religious leaders in a large and spirited action, which attracted the attention of the local press (which you can read here and here). Above, Rabbis Lauren Grabelle-Herrmann and Rabbi Anna Boswell-Levy stand in front of a Fair Food Sukkah constructed on the sidewalk in front of the >> Read More

March on Trader Joe’s Headquarters Monrovia, CA October 21, 2011

Posted on October 21, 2011October 16, 2020 by CIW

Those who follow this site know that photo reports are usually accompanied by extensive commentary providing context for the photos and a narrative of the day's action. But for the March on Trader Joe's headquarters last Friday, we have so many great pictures, and the pictures do such a great job telling the story, that we are going to go >> Read More

PRESS RELEASE: Florida Tomato Pickers, Students, Faith and Community Allies to March to Trader Joe’s Corporate Headquarters

Posted on October 12, 2011October 16, 2020 by CIW

MEDIA CONTACTS: Gerardo Reyes, Coalition of Immokalee Workers: 239.503.0950; gerardo@ciw-online.org; www.ciw-online.org Joe Parker, Student/Farmworker Alliance: 517.944.2225; joe@sfalliance.org Florida Tomato Pickers, Students, Faith and Community Allies to March to Trader Joe's Corporate Headquarters; Call on Company to Live up to Reputation as “Ethical Retailer” Farmworkers, consumers urge Trader Joe's to support groundbreaking Fair Food Program, human rights for the men and >> Read More

Southern California Religious Leaders Sign-on Letter to Trader Joe’s CEO Dan Bane

Posted on October 1, 2011October 16, 2020 by CIW

Dear Mr. Bane: As religious leaders from Southern California, we urge Trader Joe’s to sign a Fair Food agreement with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW). Conditions of poverty and lack of rights and cases of modern-day slavery in the fields are everyone’s responsibility. To address these grievous and systemic conditions requires that corporations, growers, farmworkers and consumers all do >> Read More

Fair Food Festival rocks Trader Joe’s in NYC!

Posted on September 26, 2011October 16, 2020 by CIW

Day long protest sends message that consumers ready to "break up" with Joe over hypocrisy, refusal to work with CIW... New York City's Community/Farmworker Alliance put on a creative, fun, and powerful day-long event this past weekend, ratcheting up the pressure in the Trader Joe's campaign and setting off a series of Trader Joe's actions to follow in the >> Read More