MIAMI, FL
Dozens of farmworkers from Immokalee and their children, students, and South Florida allies kicked off the National Day of Action early on Saturday with a lively 150-person march! The march made its way to a local Wendy’s on Calle Ocho, where the crowd packed the sidewalk, bringing Wendy’s disdain for farmworkers’ rights to the attention of hundreds of Miami residents. Over six Florida universities were represented during the vibrant action as students from Barry University, St. Thomas University, Miami Dade College, the University of Miami, Florida Gulf Coast University and the University of South Florida came together to denounce how Wendy’s spends millions on advertising to youth while actively denying farmworkers in its supply chain a voice in addressing labor violations...
