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steve2470

(37,457 posts) Mon Mar 5, 2012, 04:23 PM Mar 2012

Fla. farmworkers stage fast outside Publix headquarters

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-fl--farmworkers-publix,0,3465878.story

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Florida farmworkers and their supporters are staging a fast outside Publix Super Markets headquarters in Lakeland.

The fast organized by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers started Monday and will last through Saturday.

The coalition wants Publix to join a program that supports pay increases for tomato pickers and prevents human rights violations against farmworkers.

Whole Foods Market, McDonald's and other larger corporate buyers of Florida tomatoes have joined the program.

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Fla. farmworkers stage fast outside Publix headquarters (Original Post) steve2470 Mar 2012 OP

Smart Turbineguy Mar 2012 #1

Living on a fixed income already makes it hard to find tomatoes cheap. I love tomatoes but I southernyankeebelle Mar 2012 #2

Turbineguy

(37,331 posts)

1. Smart

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2012, 04:25 PM

Mar 2012

picketing Win-Dixie would be a total waste of time.

southernyankeebelle

(11,304 posts)

2. Living on a fixed income already makes it hard to find tomatoes cheap. I love tomatoes but I

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2012, 04:41 PM

Mar 2012

will make my best attempt to buy them even at a little higher prices but not as much.

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