Politics is Everything!


	Politics is Everything!

Doctrader

9-12-2009 4:25 PM

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politics, food, everything, labor, union

Doctrader says:

64% increase in pay rate is a fair increase for all you Rich Americans! Pay up, or don't eat tomatoes this year! What is CIW, the Coalition of Immokaklee Workers Union?

There was an immediate payoff: Chipotle Mexican Grill, the enlightened burrito chain with nearly 900 restaurants across the country, agreed to buy its tomatoes from East Coast Growers (Chipotle had previously declined to support the Fair Food program).

Despite the good news, the CIW still has plenty of work to do.

Wonder why they changed their mind?

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