Coalition of Immokalee Workers reaches agreement with Pacific Tomato Growers listen

Tags: Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Publix, labor, social justice, fair wages, farm workers

Social justice activists joined farmworkers in St. Pete to ask Publix to pay another penny per pound for tomatoes.

photo by Seán Kinane/WMNF (Nov. 2009)

Florida farmworkers have been working for a decade to get paid a penny more per pound when they pick tomatoes. Today their Campaign for Fair Food dream is a step closer to a universal reality. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers announced an agreement with Pacific Tomato Growers, one of the country’s largest tomato producers. They say it “sets new standards for social responsibility and accountability in Florida’s tomato industry.” Gerardo Reyes is a staff member with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers.

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