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Campaign Unavailable We're sorry, this alert is no longer available. If you would like to learn more about ways you can take action, please visit Jobs with Justice.The short explanation of this alert was: During the Student Labor Week of Action, students and Jobs with Justice coalitions are standing with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and allies across the country to call on McDonald's to do the right thing: Follow Taco Bell's lead and work with CIW to establish fair wages and working conditions for the farmworkers who pick its tomatoes. In March of 2005, Taco Bell agreed to take responsibility for the abysmal conditions faced by the farmworkers who pick their tomatoes. The agreement established a partnership between Yum Brands, Taco Bell’s parent company, and the CIW and set several important precedents for social responsibility in the fast-food industry. Among those precedents, Taco Bell agreed to pay a penny more per pound for the tomatoes it buys from Florida growers -- an increase that could nearly double workers' sub-poverty wages -- and to establish the first-ever enforceable Code of Conduct for US agricultural suppliers. Yet despite strong public support for the ground-breaking agreement, McDonald’s has steadfastly refused to follow Taco Bell’s lead on this simple path to justice. Act now to tell McDonalds to do the right thing. If you would like to view details on this alert, please visit here. |
| Maintainer: Jobs with Justice National (jwjnational@jwj.org) |  |