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19 January 2011

After Long Fight, Farmworkers in Florida Win an Increase in Pay [More:]

IMMOKALEE, Fla. — After fighting for more than a decade for better wages, a group of Florida farmworkers has hashed out the final piece of an extraordinary agreement with local tomato growers and several big-name buyers, including the fast-food giants McDonald’s and Burger King, that will pay the pickers roughly a penny more for every pound of fruit they harvest.
A decade. for a penny. If it makes my MacWhopper slightly more spendy, I'm pretty sure I can handle it.
posted by theora55 19 January | 15:21
In the past, the companies would shift blame to the contractors and wipe their hands clean of any complaints of abuse

I'm glad to see companies becoming more ethical. I can't wait until all of them are.
posted by francesca too 19 January | 17:14
MoneyGrabber, || Raid

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