Over long weekend, farmworkers, communities of faith across the country celebrate holiday with powerful message for fast food giant…
Keeping with a longstanding tradition, the Fair Food Nation celebrated Labor Day last week the way it was intended: In action! From Boston, Massachusetts, to Columbus, Ohio, and sunny Immokalee, Florida, consumers turned a spotlight on the back-breaking, invaluable work of farm laborers, and on Wendy’s unconscionable failure to do its part to protect farmworkers’ dignity and fundamental human rights.
After a week of receiving report after inspiring report, we’ve put together a slideshow to showcase the powerful message from the streets and the congregations and temples of the Fair Food Nation on Labor Day Weekend. Enjoy!
On the sunny Saturday of Labor Day Weekend, CIW members -- led by the CIW Women's Group and children -- celebrated the long weekend with a spirited protest at a busy intersection of Immokalee Road in Naples!
On the sunny Saturday of Labor Day Weekend, CIW members -- led by the CIW Women's Group and children -- celebrated the long weekend with a spirited protest at a busy intersection of Immokalee Road in Naples!
On the sunny Saturday of Labor Day Weekend, CIW members -- led by the CIW Women's Group and children -- celebrated the long weekend with a spirited protest at a busy intersection of Immokalee Road in Naples!
Columbus allies from Ohio Fair Food and OSU S/FA celebrated Labor Day by joining for a rousing Boycott Wendy’s rally at the Wendy’s restaurant across from OSU’s campus!
Columbus allies from Ohio Fair Food and OSU S/FA celebrated Labor Day by joining for a rousing Boycott Wendy’s rally at the Wendy’s restaurant across from OSU’s campus!
Columbus allies from Ohio Fair Food and OSU SFA celebrated Labor Day by joining for a rousing Boycott Wendy’s rally at the Wendy’s restaurant across from OSU’s campus!
Led by Amanda Ferguson and Ben Wibking from OSU S/FA, students from OSU, faith allies from First UU Columbus, and community social justice allies came together once again to tell Wendy’s consumers are boycotting until they join the Fair Food Program!
Led by Amanda Ferguson and Ben Wibking from OSU S/FA, students from OSU, faith allies from First UU Columbus, and community social justice allies came together once again to tell Wendy’s consumers are boycotting until they join the Fair Food Program!
Led by Amanda Ferguson and Ben Wibking from OSU SFA, students from OSU, faith allies from First UU Columbus, and community social justice allies came together once again to tell Wendy’s consumers are boycotting until they join the Fair Food Program!
Cincinnati Interfaith Worker Center and the First Unitarian Church of Cincinnati teamed up for a service that lifted up the work of CIWC to end wage theft and take action in the Wendy’s Boycott. The 60+ congregants present pledged to join the Boycott!
Cincinnati Interfaith Worker Center and the First Unitarian Church of Cincinnati teamed up for a service that lifted up the work of CIWC to end wage theft and take action in the Wendy’s Boycott. The 60+ congregants present pledged to join the Boycott!
Cincinnati Interfaith Worker Center and the First Unitarian Church of Cincinnati teamed up for a service that lifted up the work of CIWC to end wage theft and take action in the Wendy’s Boycott. The 60+ congregants present pledged to join the Boycott!
Rabbi Barbara Penzner during the Labor Day Reflection at Temple Hillel B'Nai Torah: "What I’ve now seen with my own eyes is that the migrant workers of the CIW have built a system of empowerment... Worker-driven social responsibility is at the heart of the CIW’s model, training workers to demand and oversee accountability from their corporate partners. So we ask, why is Wendy’s the only major fast-food chain to refuse to participate in this ethical and successful venture? Why did Wendy’s move out of Florida altogether, choosing to buy tomatoes from growers in Mexico who are notorious for human rights violations? And more troubling for the #tomatorabbis, why does Wendy’s largest shareholder, Nelson Peltz, a Jewish leader, not care?
Rabbi Barbara Penzner during the Labor Day Reflection at Temple Hillel B'Nai Torah: "What I’ve now seen with my own eyes is that the migrant workers of the CIW have built a system of empowerment... Worker-driven social responsibility is at the heart of the CIW’s model, training workers to demand and oversee accountability from their corporate partners. So we ask, why is Wendy’s the only major fast-food chain to refuse to participate in this ethical and successful venture? Why did Wendy’s move out of Florida altogether, choosing to buy tomatoes from growers in Mexico who are notorious for human rights violations? And more troubling for the #tomatorabbis, why does Wendy’s largest shareholder, Nelson Peltz, a Jewish leader, not care?
Rabbi Barbara Penzner during the Labor Day Reflection at Temple Hillel B'Nai Torah: "What I’ve now seen with my own eyes is that the migrant workers of the CIW have built a system of empowerment... Worker-driven social responsibility is at the heart of the CIW’s model, training workers to demand and oversee accountability from their corporate partners. So we ask, why is Wendy’s the only major fast-food chain to refuse to participate in this ethical and successful venture? Why did Wendy’s move out of Florida altogether, choosing to buy tomatoes from growers in Mexico who are notorious for human rights violations? And more troubling for the #tomatorabbis, why does Wendy’s largest shareholder, Nelson Peltz, a Jewish leader, not care?
To close, we decided that the especially creative action from Southwest Florida’s own Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fort Myers — a “photo petition”! — deserved it’s very own bonus slideshow:
