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The Emperor’s New Strategy

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  Click here to take a Virtual Tour of Immokalee...   I am the CIW! ¡Soy yo la Coalicion! Julia Gabriel: "Como trabajadores y mujeres, tenemos que luchar por nuestros derechos y contra la violencia tanto en la labor como en la casa" "As women and as workers, we have to fight for our rights and against violence both in >> Read More

CIW “wins high praise in new book”…

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A new book hitting bookstores nationally this week "offers a searing report on recent immigrants enslaved as workers in out-of-the-way places in modern-day America," according to Kirkus Reviews, which goes on to term the book -- entitled "Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy" by John Bowe -- "brilliantly reported." The USA Today >> Read More

News Round-Up…

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All the latest news from the Campaign for Fair Food... The third annual Student Farmworker Alliance (SFA) "Encuentro" in Immokalee lays the groundwork for student and youth organizing for the year ahead in the Campaign for Fair Food! (photo courtesy of Naples Daily News) See the Naples Daily News article here, and stay tuned for the SFA report in the >> Read More
UCC Letter to Burger King

UCC Letter to Burger King

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Mr. John Chidsey, CEO Burger King Corporate Office 5505 Blue Lagoon Drive Miami, Florida  37126 August 23, 2007 Dear Mr. Chidsey:             At the Annual Meeting of the Florida Conference of the United Church of Christ held this past May, a resolution by the delegates was passed “In Support of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ Burger King Campaign (attached).             >> Read More
Burger King Protest at Dania Beach, FL

Burger King Protest at Dania Beach, FL

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Huge protest at Dania Beach, FL, Burger King!... Latest action sets the tone for the months ahead as the Campaign for Fair Food ramps up for the November shareholders meeting at BK headquarters in Miami! See the report and more pictures from the action here! Read the South Florida Sun Sentinel story from the protest, "Immokalee farmworker activists take on >> Read More

Actions speak louder than words…

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Actions speak louder than words... or do they? Children's letters to Burger King delivered following powerful protest in Miami!... "Dear Mr. Grover: My name is Josh and I am nine years old. I think farm workers do not get enough pay... I think you should pay one penny more per pound for tomatoes so that they can provide for their >> Read More

ACTION ALERTS:

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Tell Burger King to take a stand for Fair Food!... With the official onset of summer just days away, two new Action Alerts are sure to heighten pressure on the world's second-largest burger chain to clean up labor abuse in its tomato supply chain. Please take a few minutes today to make sure your voice is heard at Burger King's >> Read More

New round of support from national religious leaders calls on Burger King to do the “right and just thing”!…

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Coming on the heels of last month's powerful statement by the Florida Conference of the United Church of Christ, strong backing continues to pour in for the Campaign for Fair Food and efforts to ensure fairer wages and working conditions in Miami-based Burger King's tomato supply chain. Take a look at some of the highlights from the first weeks of >> Read More