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Author Chris Hedges Says Corporations Are Destroying The American Dream
08/13/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Monday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Chris Hedges, Joe Sacco, Days of Destruction Days of Revolt, Immokalee, farmworkers, middle class, corporations, WMNF, Rob Lorei
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. On the first part of the program this morning- an interview with Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Chris Hedges. For almost 20 years he covered conflicts in Central America, the Middle East, Africa and The Balkans. He’s written a number of best selling books including Death of the Liberal Class and War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning.
His latest book is DAYS OF DESTRUCTION DAYS OF REVOLT (NationBooks) . He and illustrator Joe Sacco ta...
1 commentsCoalition of Immokalee Workers and allies to begin six-day Fast for Fair Food Monday
02/29/12 Seán KinaneLast Call Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Coalition of Immokalee Workers, farmworkers, immigration, Lakeland, Publix, Student Farmworker Alliance
On Monday, Immokalee migrant farmworkers and their allies will begin a six-day Fast for Fair Food in Lakeland. This afternoon my guests were Elbin Perez of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Joe Parker of the Student/Farmworker Alliance.
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02/10/12 Kelly BenjaminWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Publix, farmworkers, labor
Yesterday, the nationwide specialty grocery store chain, Trader Joe’s, signed a landmark agreement with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. It guarantees the company will pay one penny more per pound of tomatoes picked by immigrant farm workers in South Florida. The agreement came a day before planned protests of the grand opening of the first Trader Joe’s in the state.
Protests were planned in over 40 cities nationwide this weekend against Trader Joe’s for failing to sign on to the Coali...
Be the first to commentCommunity organizers campaign against modern-day slavery and for fair food at Publix stores in Pinellas listen
07/29/11 Andrea LypkaWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: fair food, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, CIW, farmworkers, labor
Anti-slavery protesters and activists for fair-food took their demands to three Publix grocery stores in St. Petersburg Sunday.
For nearly a decade social justice activists have struggled to get fair wages for Florida’s tomato harvesters. They’ve tried protesting, marching and chanting in front of Publix grocery stores to get the grocery giant to pay their suppliers a penny more per pound for tomatoes. But this weekend the activists decided to use a more personal approach – to talk to man...
4 commentsFlorida has no reporting requirements for controversial pesticide methyl iodide listen
05/13/11 Kelly BenjaminWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: methyl iodide, Arysta Lifescience, pesticides, agriculture, farmworkers, public health, EPA
Methyl iodide is a controversial pesticide that has been approved for use in agricultural fields in Florida and California despite vocal opposition linking it to cancer and other ailments. Today is the last day the Environmental Protection Agency will take public comment on use of the chemical. But finding out where and how much methyl iodide is being used in Florida is a difficult task.
The EPA's public comment period on methyl iodide comes at the request of EarthJustice, a law firm wor...
5 commentsTomato harvesters, others prepare for Tampa Publix protest listen
03/04/11 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Publix, CIW, farmworkers
A group of Florida tomato harvesters has lobbied the likes of McDonalds, Taco Bell, and Whole Foods in pursuit of better wages and living conditions. Now the Coalition of Immokalee workers is entrenched in a fight to get Publix Supermarkets to follow suit. They’re demonstrating near four Tampa Bay area stores, and have a massive march planned for Saturday.
Members of the coalition and numerous groups standing in solidarity gathered outside a Publix near the southern tip of St. Pete. They s...
2 commentsFarmworkers to protest Publix this weekend
03/03/11 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Thursday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Farmworkers, Publix, Coalition of Immokalee Workers
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. This coming Saturday, March 5th, farmworkers from Immokalee, who harvest the state's $620 million tomato crop – will be joined by consumers from across the Southeast in three simultaneous marches through downtown Tampa converging at the 1313 S. Dale Mabry Highway store, where they will hold a rally to demand that the supermarket chain join a growing partnership among farmworkers, Florida tomato growers, and retail food giants aimed at end...
Be the first to commentFarmworkers March For Justice
04/15/10 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Thursday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: farmworkers, slavery, Publix, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, tomatoes, minimum wage
Good afternoon, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Robert Lorei. A caravan of farm workers from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) – and hundreds of consumers from across the country will march for three days from Tampa to Lakeland on April 16-18 to demand that Publix join a growing partnership among farm workers, Florida tomato growers, and retail food giants aimed at ending decades of farm labor abuse in Florida. The march will culminate on Sunday afternoon, April 18, with a public concert...
1 commentsImmokalee workers reach deal with Aramark listen
04/02/10 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Coalition of Immokalee Workers, farmworkers, Aramark, Publix
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers has reached an agreement with another food giant to increase wages for tomato pickers. The food service company Aramark will pay an extra penny and a half per pound for tomatoes picked in Florida, and most of that premium will be distributed to the workers. We spoke with Marc Rodrigues with the Student Farmworker Alliance which advocates for the Immokalee workers.
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The Coalition Of Immokalee Workers campaigns for tomato harvesters
11/10/09 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Tuesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: farmworkers, penny for pound wage increase for tomato pickers, modern day slavery, Publix, fair wages
The farmworkers of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) have been on a campaign for better wages for Florida tomato pickers. Yum Brands (owner of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC), McDonald's, Burger King, Subway, Whole Foods, food-service giant Compass Group, and Bon Appetit are all working with the CIW to improve wages and conditions for those who pick their tomatoes. According to the CIW: “this resulted in a breakthrough agreement with Florida's third largest tomato grower and two smaller or...
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