CIW Reaches Landmark Agreement with McDonald’s!
Come to Chicago =96 now more than ever! Zack de la Rocha and Tom =
Morello to play together on April 14th!
Campaign surges forward with Burger King in its sights!
Today at The Carter Center in Atlanta, the CIW and McDonald’s =
announced a landmark agreement to work together to improve the wages =
and working conditions of the farmworkers who pick Florida tomatoes. =
After two years of escalating pressure by the CIW and its allies, =
McDonald’s has agreed to all of the CIW’s demands and more.
The incredible victory demonstrates once again the effectiveness and =
clout of the alliance between Florida’s farmworkers and students and =
youth throughout the U.S.
Building off the tremendous momentum, the Campaign for Fair Food now =
surges ahead at full speed =96 this time towards Miami-based Burger King.
This weekend’s mobilization in Chicago =96 where Tom Morello and Zack =
de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine have just confirmed they will =
perform together =96 takes on new significance. Join the CIW, SFA and =
thousands of allies in Chicago as we take the fight for fair food to =
exciting new heights!
Check the CIW and SFA sites for analysis and continuing updates on =
this historic victory and the latest logistical information for this =
weekend in Chicago.
In solidarity, Student/Farmworker Alliance
http://www.sfalliance.org/ http://www.ciw-online.org/2007truthtour/index.html