November is already here, and what better way to kick it off than by taking action to support human rights for dairy workers?
Migrant Justice has announced that this Saturday, November 2nd, will be the first national Milk with Dignity Day of Action for the Hannaford Campaign! After the launch of their brand-new campaign with the northeastern supermarket chain in the first days of October, dairy workers are now calling for support from allies across the country to let Hannaford know: It’s time to bring real, verifiable human rights protections to the dairy workers in its supply chain by joining the Milk with Dignity Program!
Here’s the full announcement from Migrant Justice, including how you can get involved:
Announcing Milk with Dignity Day of Action on 11/2!
On October 3rd, we launched the latest Milk with Dignity campaign. 150 farmworkers, farmers and consumers marched to a Hannaford’s store to call on the supermarket chain to join Ben & Jerry’s in ensuring rights for farmworkers in its supply chain. The following week, three major national faith organizations endorsed the campaign and urged the company to respond to Migrant Justice’s invitation. Hundreds of you have joined the call by sending your own letters to Hannaford CEO Mike Vail. Yet Hannaford is continuing to ignore its responsibility to farmworkers.
Now we are turning up the heat by calling for a coordinated day of action! At stores across the northeast, Hannaford needs to hear loud and clear that consumers are demanding rights and dignity for the farmworkers behind the company’s store brand milk. Check out the map of existing actions:
