Coalition of Immolakee Workers

June 14, 2021

For Magaly Licolli, Organizing Poultry Workers Starts with Learning Together

Olivia Paschal Facing South

These workers have a beautiful voice, a powerful voice. The only problem is that nobody wants to hear them.

February 1, 2021

Groups Across the South Are Working to Fix a Broken Farm Labor System

Jonah Goldman Kay Facing South

"Looking at these corporate supply chains, we've been able to achieve more by getting union agreements through supply chain actions than we've ever been able to achieve in legislative campaigns," says Justin Flores, FLOC's vice president.

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November 9, 2017

'Some Kids Are Not Orphans Because Of This': How Unions Are Keeping Workers Safe

Steven Greenhouse The Guardian

As labor unions across much of the world struggle to increase their membership, how do workers get their employers to raise wages and assure safe conditions? That’s the question some of the world’s most innovative worker groups are asking. And they’re hopeful they have found a solution.

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November 9, 2017

'Some Kids Are Not Orphans Because Of This': How Unions Are Keeping Workers Safe

Steven Greenhouse The Guardian

March 16, 2014

In 'Fair Food' Fight, Florida Farmworkers Take On Industry

Sarah Lazare Common Dreams

The Immokalee, Florida farmworkers who have won battles against some of food industry's biggest corporations take aim at Publix and Wendy's

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January 21, 2014

Labor Takes Historic Stride Forward as Walmart Joins Fair Food Program

Barry Estabrook Civil Eats

The Fair Food Program is unique in that it creates a legal framework linking laborers, tomato farm owners, and final purchasers of tomatoes. The purchasers have agreed to pay an additional penny per pound for the tomatoes they buy. In turn, the producers pass that penny directly along to the workers. A penny-a-pound might sound like a pittance, but it represents a 50 percent raise, the difference between making $50 and $80 a day.

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