[Marxism] Fwd: [SFPJN] We won! Burger King reached an agreement!

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From: Jeanette Smith <jeanettemiami@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, May 23, 2008 at 11:12 AM
Subject: [SFPJN] We won! Burger King reached an agreement!
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Scroll down for links to currently available news articles -- and be
sure to thank the manager when you go by BK for your summer milkshake!
Please share this wonderful news widely.

Friends,

On behalf of the National Farm Worker Ministry and South Florida
Interfaith Worker Justice, I'm delighted to be forwarding this
wonderful news to you and to congratulate the Coalition of Immokalee
Workers (CIW) on reaching an agreement with Miami-headquartered Burger
King. Thanks to all of the wonderful people in South Florida and
across the country who joined with the CIW to help make this happen.

But it doesn't stop here. The Florida Tomato Grower's Exchange has
announced its intention to lift the $100,000 fine for each incident of
cooperation with a CIW contract, but is still encouraging its members
to not cooperate. Hopefully, the continued intention of Taco Bell
parent corporation, Yum Brands, and rival burger corporation,
McDonald's, to participate in the agreements will encourage reluctant
growers.

The terms of the agreement between Burger King and CIW include a penny
more per pound of tomatoes picked, to be passed on directly to the
workers, and a half a cent more to be paid to the growers to encourage
participation and to cover any administrative costs. The details of
the code of conduct are still being worked on.

Other restaurant chains and tomato purchasers still need to get on
board. Fair food means no sweatshop conditions and no slavery in the
fields anywhere!

So maybe when you next visit Subway, you could ask the manager when
Subway plans to work out an agreement with the CIW. Let folks know
that you are a Fair Food Alliance supporter!

Joyfully,

Jeanette


Announcement from Senator's office:
www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D90RCJF88.htm

FTGE backs off fine:
www.news-press.com/apps/pcbs.dll/article?AID=/20080523/NEWS01/805230397/1075
--
Jeanette Smith
Coordinator, Quaker Peace Center
Southeast Florida Organizer,
    National Farm Worker Ministry
Bartram House
1205 Sunset Drive
Miami, Florida  33143
305-598-1404
305-238-8517 fax
quakerpeacecenter.org, nfwm.org
jsmith@xxxxxxxx
quakerpeacecenter@xxxxxxxxx

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