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October 20, 2022 at 7:30 PM

Neighbors helping neighbors: Immokalee mobilizes for hurricane relief in SWFL worker communities!

Two weeks ago, the second-deadliest storm to make landfall in the U.S. this century landed in Florida — and not just anywhere in Florida, but in Southwest Florida, Immokalee’s very own corner of the Sunshine State. Two weeks ago, the second-deadliest storm to make landfall in the U.S. this century…

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October 3, 2022 at 3:48 PM

Support working families affected by Hurricane Ian

If you’re looking for a tangible way to help families in need after Hurricane Ian, here’s what you can do today to make an impact. Dear John,  The unprecedented devastation caused by Hurricane Ian’s lethal combination of rain, wind, and record storm surge has left coastal communities of Southwest F…

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September 27, 2022 at 2:21 PM

The nation’s only organic vertical farm partners with the Fair Food Program!

“We’re excited to welcome Hardee Fresh into the Program, and to show once again that, when there is mutual commitment, the Fair Food Program can be successfully adapted to nearly any crop and farming environment.” Halton Peters, Co-founder and President of Hardee Fresh: “We want to be the best ste…

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September 21, 2022 at 2:50 PM

Will Aussies welcome Wendy’s after learning about its morally suspect human rights record?

As Wendy’s sets its eyes on expansion to Australia, the fast-food chain’s reputation as a human rights laggard precedes it, making waves Down Under… As Wendy’s sets its eyes on expansion to Australia, the fast-food chain’s reputation as a human rights laggard precedes it, making waves Down Under…  …

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September 13, 2022 at 3:18 PM

News round-up: Fair Food Program in the spotlight!

"There’s no virtue in buying pesticide-free produce grown on farms that abuse their workers for profit." As it often does, this year's national celebration of Labor Day prompted some excellent reporting on the many ways the Fair Food Program changes the lives of farmworkers across the U.S. agricul…

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September 8, 2022 at 5:03 PM

Student strategy retreat in Immokalee set for Sept. 29 - Oct. 2!

Students, youth set to gather for annual strategy retreat to amplify the Wendy’s Boycott this season! Students, youth set to gather for annual strategy retreat to amplify the Wendy’s Boycott this season!   After two years of virtual gatherings and strategy retreats, the student wing of the Fair Fo…

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August 31, 2022 at 2:47 PM

BREAKING: International Transport Workers’ Federation, Fair Food Program announce collaboration to explore implementation of the award-winning WSR model in the UK fishing industry!

Today we have some very big news to announce. Fishing for Prawns off the west coast of Scotland, from the port of Troon. Today we have some very big news to announce.    Today, the CIW and the Fair Food Program are joining forces with the International Transport Workers Federation and the Univers…

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August 24, 2022 at 2:12 PM

Some very sweet (potato) news for Fall!

FFP Partner Soupergirl will collaborate with Watkins Farm to deliver a delicious seasonal treat: FFP-certified Gingered Sweet Potato Soup! Fair Food Partner Sara Polon, aka Soupergirl, the first-ever Consumer-Packaged Goods partner to receive Fair Food certification. Just this month, Soupergirl…

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August 15, 2022 at 4:55 PM

“I want justice for my dad:” Family of Nicolas Morales file lawsuit against Collier County Sheriff’s Office

Nicolas Morales Jr (14): “I hope the Collier County Sheriff can see what they did, that they can learn from their mistakes.  I want them to take action, and to have something to say to us.  We just want justice, that is all we want.”  Jesse Andrade, Nicolas Jr’s stepbrother: “Nicolas was a father…

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August 3, 2022 at 2:24 PM

Have you ever dreamed of working on the cutting edge of human rights?...

CIW is hiring! … Now is your moment!   Join the movement for Fair Food as a member of our Immokalee-based staff with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers!     Dear John,    Big news out of Immokalee:  Today, we invite the Fai…

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July 29, 2022 at 12:48 PM

VICTORY! FSU Students Endorse the Wendy’s Boycott

Florida State University students pose for a photo next to the Wendy’s Boycott-themed chalk art they created during Homecoming Week to educate other students about the Campaign for Fair Food. FSU Resolution: “Be it further resolved that: The 74th Student Senate encourages Florida State University…

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July 26, 2022 at 4:30 PM

Six Stories You May Have Missed

John, Today we're catching up with six recent stories featuring CIW and the Fair Food Program. Read (and listen) on! 1. The CEO Who Wants Us to Care More About the Humanity Behind Our Food  New FFP partner Sara Polon (Soupergirl) had a spicy interview in cutting-edge digital publication Modern Fa…

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July 1, 2022 at 1:55 PM

Final Day: A Closing Message from the Fields...

  We're wrapping up our annual Sustainer Drive today with a closing video message from longtime CIW leader Nely Rodriguez, who just returned from a Fair Food Program education session in Georgia:  "This year, the Fair Food Program’s presence in Georgia is more important than ever.  Late last year,…

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June 30, 2022 at 1:57 PM

Day 9: "With responsibility has to come accountability"

Final 2 days of the Sustainer Drive “I’m a 13th-generation African American in this country, but I am only two generations removed from slavery. Both my grandfathers grew up on plantations. The mere fact that in 1865, on June 19, slavery was supposed to be abolished in this country – and the fact t…

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June 29, 2022 at 1:57 PM

Day 8: Justice in a Bottle

Just three days left to sign up!John,   A few weeks ago, the Fair Food Movement hit a major new milestone: the very first packaged food to bear the FFP label. We are honored to welcome Soupergirl, the plant-based soup and gazpacho company, into the Fair Food Program – and could not have asked for a…

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June 28, 2022 at 1:46 PM

A Megaphone for Worker Voice

John,  When you walk down the grocery aisle, you’re bound to see any number of stickers and labels – more every passing year – proclaiming the sustainability, fairness, and transparency of a product.  Not surprisingly, one of the most common questions farmworkers in Immokalee get is this:  What’s d…

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June 27, 2022 at 1:03 PM

Our dignity is something that we are not willing to sell

Dear John,    We're resuming our Sustainer Drive today. We wanted to ensure that you saw yesterday's post for our examination of the current moment. Your support this final week makes a difference in helping us build the future of our movement. Thank you for sharing this space with us!   Today, a…

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June 26, 2022 at 2:48 PM

A note on the events of the past week...

Members of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, pictured during a hearing earlier this month, sit beneath an image of a noose and gallows erected by protesters outside the US Capitol Building on January 6, 2021. The insurrectionists chant…

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June 24, 2022 at 2:05 PM

“The power of the Program is real. It’s not just something in a book”

Day 3 of our 10-Day Sustainer CampaignDear John,    You know that old saying, “the proof is in the pudding?”  Actually, the full saying is "the proof of the pudding is in the eating." Arcane, maybe, but it makes the same simple point that we have been making here in the Fair Food Program for a deca…

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June 23, 2022 at 2:10 PM

"Do the Moral Thing"

Dear John,   When the headlines about a surge of forced labor in agriculture in the United States and Mexico dominated the news, we hoped that Wendy’s – the lone holdout fast-food giant that has still not joined the Fair Food Program – would come to its senses, stop hiding behind ineffective and lo…

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June 22, 2022 at 2:26 PM

CORRECTED: A Survivor's Hope for the Future of Agriculture

An earlier version of this email omitted some important updated text. We apologize for the second round and thank you for your support! Dear John,   Just days before Thanksgiving last year, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a staggering 54-count indictment in Georgia – ”one of the country’s …

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June 22, 2022 at 1:31 PM

A Survivor's Hope for the Future of Agriculture

Dear John,   Just days before Thanksgiving last year, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a staggering 54-count indictment in Georgia – ”one of the country’s largest-ever human trafficking and visa fraud investigations,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The forced labor case swept up 2…

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June 21, 2022 at 1:45 PM

If you can't take the heat, take Wendy's private?

During a performance of a popular theater skit in front of Trian Partners’ hedge fund offices in Manhattan last month, an actor portraying Trian CEO Nelson Peltz carries Wendy’s through a field where workers harvest unprotected by the Fair Food Program’s best-in-class human rights standards and …

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June 15, 2022 at 12:34 PM

Introducing the the very first FFP-certified soup!

“We are honored to sell the first packaged products in America that contain only Fair Food tomatoes, ensuring that the farm workers who picked those tomatoes were protected against the inhumane treatment that is so common in agriculture." - Sara Polon, CEO of Soupergirl    “We are so proud to sell…

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June 9, 2022 at 5:39 PM

Harvard Law report on 2023 Farm Bill issues full-throated endorsement of the Fair Food Program!

Cites its "proven worker-driven enforcement mechanisms" Harvard-based policy consortium calls on Congress, US Department of Agriculture to help drive expansion of FFP and other WSR initiatives in agriculture:   "By incentiv…

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June 2, 2022 at 3:29 PM

Delicious Breaking News: Welcoming the First Restaurant to the Fair Food Sponsor Program!

A mural in The Trashy Vegan’s new Asheville, NC restaurant. In 2022, The Trashy Vegan became the first Fair Food Program Sponsor in North Carolina and the first restaurant to join the Program. “The Trashy Vegan,” Asheville’s beloved, funky fast-food spot, becomes the first restaurant to join the …

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May 18, 2022 at 12:41 PM

ACTION ALERT: Call Trian Partners TODAY as the Wendy’s annual shareholder meeting is underway!

PLUS: Check out the full update from last week’s big action outside Trian Partners headquarters in midtown Manhattan! Click here to call Trian Partners TODAY during Wendy’s annual shareholder meeting to express your demand for real human rights protections in Wendy’s produce supply chain! Call Tr…

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May 17, 2022 at 1:37 PM

Forced to play defense, Wendy’s makes last-minute plea to shareholders not to vote against Board Chair Nelson Peltz...

… But shareholders and corporate accountability advocates quickly fire back in new SEC filing! VOTE NO leaders IASJ and Majority Action cite Wendy’s “continued silence on potential connections between its supply chain and forced labor” as key element in closing argument.  As we shared last week — …

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May 16, 2022 at 2:43 PM

“Vote No” Shareholder Campaign Continues to Light Up Top Financial Press; Major Shareholder Vote This Week!

Shareholder-led campaign to “VOTE NO ON PELTZ” touches down in major financial outlets Bloomberg, Financial Times ahead of Wednesday’s big shareholder vote  As we head into the homestretch ahead of the major Wendy’s shareholder vote this week, the story of Wendy’s failure to listen to its sharehold…

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May 12, 2022 at 3:26 PM

TODAY: Rally and street theater in NYC!

PLUS: New York City Retirement Systems cast vote AGAINST Wendy’s Board Chair Nelson Peltz! BIG DEVELOPMENT! New York City Retirement Systems cast vote AGAINST Wendy’s Board Chair Nelson Peltz; Leading proxy voting advisory service Glass Lewis recommends all Wendy’s shareholders do the same TODAY fa…

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May 3, 2022 at 6:36 PM

VICTORY! After years-long student campaign, Wendy’s will no longer have a home at Florida Atlantic University...

FAU students: "The news caused major excitement, especially because generations of students have organized to make this a reality.” Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Student/Farmworker Alliance: “About a week after the action in Palm Beach, a few SFA members at FAU confirmed with a Chartwells repr…

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April 29, 2022 at 4:48 PM

The Guardian: “Why Wendy’s is the source of unrest among US farm workers”...

Excellent new article in The Guardian highlights Wendy’s staunch failure to commit to the Fair Food Program even “as several cases of what has been called modern day slavery on farms show the need for corporations to end these abuses”… Excellent new article in The Guardian highlights Wendy’s staun…

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April 27, 2022 at 3:05 PM

The fight for boardroom accountability at Wendy's hits the financial press...

Over 800 people gathered in Palm Beach on April 2, 2022 to call on Wendy’s to join the Fair Food Program and on major shareholders Wells Fargo and JP Morgan to hold Wendy’s Board accountable for failing to listen to shareholders’ human rights concerns in the company’s supply chain. Majority Action…

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April 21, 2022 at 4:41 PM

When leaders stop listening to those who elected them, it’s time to change leaders...

Shareholders demand Board accountability, mobilize to vote NO on retaining four top Wendy’s Board members — Nelson Peltz, Peter May, Matthew Peltz, and Peter Rothschild — at Wendy’s annual meeting next month!Shareholders demand Board accountability, mobilize to vote NO on retaining four top Wendy’s …

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April 18, 2022 at 8:04 PM

SAVE THE DATE: Rally & Street Theater in NYC, May 12!

Ahead of the big rally on May 12, CIW's Julia de la Cruz and Gerardo Reyes Chavez will be arriving in New York City and available for presentations and events starting on April 25th.Dear John,   It's only been two short weeks since over 800 farmworkers and consumers took to the streets of Palm Beach…

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April 12, 2022 at 5:32 PM

Media-round up #2! March to End Modern Slavery makes headlines across the country...

Today on the CIW site, we bring you highlights from three articles that have emerged since the march, as well as a new photo gallery from the March.  Please keep the momentum going by sharing news of the March to End Modern Slavery in the Fields in your networks! Rev. Sekinah Hamlin, UCC: “We also k…

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April 6, 2022 at 1:59 PM

VIDEO AND PHOTO REPORT: March to End Modern Slavery in the Fields!

“It’s about justice. We’re fighting for our basic rights in the fields, in construction, in roofing, in many different jobs”… Tomas Terraza, farmworker, Homestead (Palm Beach Post): “It’s about justice. We’re fighting for our basic rights in the fields, in construction, in roofing, in many differen…

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April 3, 2022 at 6:13 PM

800+ marchers take to the streets of Palm Beach calling on Wendy’s to join the Fair Food Program!

Fast Company: “If you get a burger from McDonald’s, a sandwich from Subway, or a taco from Taco Bell, you can be assured that the tomatoes on top were picked without forced labor or human rights violations; all have partnered with the Fair Food Program. But one notable fast-food chain has not: Wendy…

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March 31, 2022 at 5:12 PM

FL United Methodist Bishop pens powerful letter to Wendy’s Board Chair ahead of major march this weekend!

Meanwhile, farmworkers in Immokalee spend the week mass producing banners, flags and theater props for hundreds of participants set to join this Saturday's March to End Modern Slavery in the Fields... have you registered yet?Dear John,   With just two days left until farmworkers from Immokalee load …

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March 30, 2022 at 4:53 PM

Farmworkers are marching on April 2, and we need your help...

We're raising $10,000 to fund CIW’s farmworker bus mobilization to Palm Beach. Can you pitch in? Dear John,  This Saturday, farmworkers from Immokalee and their families will be boarding charter buses to make their way to Palm Beach to lead a 5-mile march calling on Wendy's to help end modern slaver…

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March 28, 2022 at 2:37 PM

THURSDAY: Join us live from Immokalee for a webinar on Worker-driven Social Responsibility!

Register to join leaders from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha (CTUL), Venceremos, and Migrant Justice for an exciting discussion on the many frontiers of the Worker-driven Social Responsibility movement! Register here to join leaders from the Coalition of …

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March 17, 2022 at 2:06 PM

Limited-edition, handmade posters celebrating CIW’s anti-slavery efforts available now!

Just in time for CIW's upcoming "March to End Modern Slavery in the Fields" on April 2, Bay Area movement artist and longtime ally David Solnit created and donated these beautiful limited-edition, handmade posters to help raise funds for the march. They are available now from $50-$100 sliding scale…

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March 15, 2022 at 1:50 PM

ORGANIZING REPORT: Miami, West Palm Beach region allies make plans for major Wendy’s march next month!

Farmworker leaders meet with Archbishop Thomas Wenski of the Archdiocese of Miami — representing over half a million Catholics in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe Counties — and receive his blessing and full support for the upcoming major action in Palm Beach!  PLUS: Kerry Kennedy pledges to march alo…

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March 9, 2022 at 2:25 PM

Shareholders step up demands for real human rights protections in Wendy’s supply chain ahead of annual meeting!

A worker (left) and a member of a Fair Food Program education team chat this past summer next to a hand washing facility on a Fair Food Program farm. The Fair Food Program implemented mandatory, enforceable COVID protections early in the pandemic, and FFP farms have not experienced the sort of mas…

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March 7, 2022 at 2:12 PM

Three Ways to Support Farmworkers on April 2

Dear John,    In less than one month, farmworkers from Immokalee and their families will be making their way across Alligator Alley to the billionaire enclave of Palm Beach for the 5-mile March to End Modern Slavery in the Fields. Their goal: Hold Wendy’s Board Chair Nelson Peltz accountable — in …

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March 2, 2022 at 4:24 PM

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers stands with the people of Ukraine as tanks roll again in Europe

Read our reflection on the growing contest between autocracy and democracy on the world stage, and on what that contest holds for all of us.Picasso’s anti-fascist, anti-war masterpiece, Guernica, re-imagined in the colors of the flag of Ukraine.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, February 27, 2…

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February 23, 2022 at 8:59 PM

The Fair Food Program website has a new look!

As part of the year-long celebration of the Fair Food Program's first decade of groundbreaking progress in the fields, we're upgrading its digital presence, too!   In addition to the new look, we've made a few changes to the site that reflect how much the Program has grown since it first launched…

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February 18, 2022 at 5:23 PM

Announcing the First Fair Food Program Sponsor in Tennessee!

Dear John ,We wanted to make sure you saw this exciting news: yesterday, we announced the first Fair Food Program Sponsor in Tennessee! Check it out below.  P.S., if you're a member of a co-op (or a regular at your local independent grocery store) and want to learn more about the FFP Sponsor Prog…

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February 16, 2022 at 6:48 PM

It’s risky business to turn a blind eye to forced labor in today’s agricultural industry, yet here Wendy’s is...

Behind the mask of the friendly little girl with red pigtails, there is one man more responsible than any other for Wendy’s failure to join the Fair Food Program: Multi-billionaire and hedge fund mogul, Nelson Peltz.Join us on Saturday, April 2, in Palm Beach, Florida, when we march to end forced l…

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February 10, 2022 at 5:57 PM

U.S. Department of Labor lifts up Fair Food Program as national model for eradicating forced labor!

        CIW’s unparalleled experience in combatting — and, most importantly, preventing — modern-day slavery in agriculture offers lessons for growers, buyers, and human rights activists alike in USDOL’s widely-watched…

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