Category: McDonald’s Campaign Archive

THOUSANDS COME OUT IN IMMOKALEE FOR CIW’S 2007

"YEAR OF THE WORKER" PARTY! This year's "Año del Trabajador" celebration at the CIW headquarters was bigger than ever, a fitting turnout for the ramp up to the biggest Truth Tour yet! More than 3,000 people came together for a day of music, laughter, and reflection on the contradiction between the tremendous wealth created by Immokalee's labor, on the one >> Read More

E-ACTION ALERT!

E-ACTION ALERT!... American Rights At Work issues E-Action Alert to tell McDonald's to "implement fair wages and real rights for the workers who pick your tomatoes" now... American Rights At Work, a leading voice for workplace democracy in the country today, is taking on the CIW’s McDonald’s campaign with a national E-Action Alert! Click here now to participate in an >> Read More

AFL-CIO PRESIDENT JOHN SWEENEY CONFIRMS THAT HE WILL JOIN THE PROTEST ON APRIL 14TH IN CHICAGO!

Also, Serj Tankian of System of a Down, the South Central Farmers, and Just Coffee join the AFF endorsers list... AFL-CIO President John Sweeney has confirmed that he will be there in Chicago on April 14th, when farmworkers from Immokalee and allies from across the country gather in McDonald’s hometown to demand that the fast-food giant end the exploitation of >> Read More

NAOMI KLEIN, NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD, AXIS OF JUSTICE JOIN THE GROWING LIST OF ENDORSERS OF CAMPAIGN FOR FAIR FOOD!

Meanwhile, McD's top three execs receive over $15 million in bonuses... As momentum builds for the arrival of the 2007 McDonald's Truth Tour in Chicago for the April 13th and 14th actions, the list of endorsers of the Campaign for Fair Food continues to grow. This week alone, endorsements have come in from Naomi Klein (author of "No Logo" and >> Read More

ANOTHER THREE-PART UPDATE!

The news from the Campaign for Fair Food keeps coming so fast that we can't keep up -- here's another three-part update as the 2007 Truth Tour rapidly aproaches: Chicago - The organizing team in Chicago held the "Midwest Encuentro" not too long ago, gathering students and youth in a day-long organizing session to lay the groundwork for the mobilization >> Read More

TWO GREAT NEW ARTICLES ON THE CAMPAIGN AND McD’S!

Plus, an E-Action reminder... Wiretapmag.org just ran two great pieces on the Campaign for Fair Food and McDonald's. If you have a few minutes you should really check them out: Open Letter to Ronald McDonald By Jordan Buckley, March 21, 2007 Opinion: Young activists and immigrant farmworkers succeeded in stopping Taco Bell's abusive treatment of their workers. McDonald's is up >> Read More

LAWRENCE, KS, FAIR FOOD GROUP KEEPS THE HEAT ON McD’S

Lawrence, Kansas: On Friday (3/2/07), Lawrence Fair Food rallied outside of McDonald's on a busy street at rush hour. More than thirty people showed up to the Lawrence group's latest action, story designed "to get folks excited for our upcoming trip to Chicago!"... Check out a great story on the action from the KU daily, "Over 1 Billion Angered."

GREAT NEWS KEEPS COMING IN THREE’S!

On the heels of Zack de la Rocha's confirmation for the Chicago actions, three more high-profile allies have said they'll be there when workers from Immokalee rally outside McDonald's this April. Plus, two more great articles came out this past week. Here' a wrap-up of the latest news... Dolores Huerta (above) , co-founder of the UFW and a widely-respected leader >> Read More