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MUST-SEE Top Ten Video Countdown!!…

Posted on February 18, 2016October 16, 2020 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Scores of consumers respond to The Valentine's Day Wendy's break-up challenge, the videos are in, and they are spectacular!!In the final stretch before the upcoming Workers' Voice Tour, as communities from South Florida to upstate New York mobilize for next month's big actions, we have been calling on Fair Food supporters across the country to turn up the pressure on Wendy's. Just this past weekend, for example, >> Read More

Break up with Wendy’s this Valentine’s Day Weekend!

Posted on February 10, 2016October 16, 2020 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Consumers keep turning up the heat on final fast food holdout ahead of next month's Workers' Voice Tour...Last week, we put out a call for Fair Food activists to pick up the phone and give Wendy's Board Chairman Nelson Peltz a piece of their minds about the fast-food leader's refusal to join the groundbreaking Fair Food Program. That, however, was just the >> Read More

Extra! Extra! 2016 Workers’ Voice Tour website launched… Register to join us today!

Posted on February 3, 2016October 16, 2020 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Ready to join farmworkers for the major spring action to demand justice from Fair Food holdout Wendy's? Find the schedule, registration info, social media and more at the Workers' Voice Tour website...Just one month ago, we shared the exciting invitation to this year's major spring action, the 2016 Workers' Voice Tour:This coming March 2-12, farmworkers and thousands of consumer allies >> Read More

Wendy’s vs. Wendy’s…

Posted on January 21, 2016October 16, 2020 by CIW

... Or how Wendy's own code of conduct demonstrates that the hamburger giant really doesn't care about human rights in its supply chain.Last week, in a post entitled "A Battle for the Soul of Social Responsibility," we took a long look at Wendy's new supplier code of conduct and its provisions on labor rights, and we reached this conclusion: "When it comes >> Read More

A Battle for the Soul of Social Responsibility…

Posted on January 14, 2016October 15, 2020 by CIW

Wendy's new code of conduct is a prime example of the discredited standards-without-enforcement model of corporate social responsibility; Workers' Voice Tour to contrast Wendy's code with the proven success of the Fair Food Program and the Worker-driven Social Responsibility model... What would you do if you could cheat on your taxes and know that you would get away with it? Not just >> Read More

SPRING ACTION ANNOUNCED: Workers’ Voice Tour to turn spotlight on Wendy’s, March 2 – 12!

Posted on January 7, 2016October 16, 2020 by CIW

Workers, consumers to take Fair Food message directly to Wendy's corporate leadership in New York, Ohio, and Palm Beach;Tour to demand real, Worker-driven Social Responsibility from fast-food holdout, not more unenforced promises of human rights...This coming March 2-12, farmworkers and thousands of consumer allies will be mobilizing to bring Wendy's -- the lone holdout among the big five fast-food companies >> Read More

What a year it was! 2015 Fair Food Year in Review…

Posted on December 29, 2015October 16, 2020 by CIW

After a year packed with such spectacular highlights, 2016 promises to be a pivotal year for the Fair Food movement... It's that time of year again, when we take a moment to look back on the events of the past year -- on the remarkable progress we have all made together in just twelve short months -- and to reflect on what new advances, >> Read More

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

Posted on December 4, 2015October 16, 2020 by CIW

[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

Nov. 21 Uniting for Fair Food Day of Action sweeps across Florida!

Posted on December 2, 2015October 16, 2020 by CIW

From Georgia border to Southern beaches, Florida's consumers, farmworkers unite to demand justice from Publix, Wendy's... Back in November, we laid out the Fair Food Nation's big plans for the November 21st Uniting for Fair Food Day of Action. CIW members and consumer allies promised to kick off the holiday season with one, clearcut demand: justice — not charity — for farmworkers from the major food >> Read More

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

Posted on November 13, 2015October 16, 2020 by CIW

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