Yesterday, the Coalition of Immokalee workers convinced fast-food sandwhich maker Subway to pay (at least) an extra penny per pound of Florida tomatoes they pick.
Subway is the world's third largest fast food corporation and the No. 1 buyer of Florida tomatoes.
The migrant worker rights group was about to embark on a 10-day tour to protest Subway offices when Subway officials signed an agreement. The chain's agreement joins similar promises made by McDonalds, Taco Bell, Yum brands, Whole Foods Markets and Burger King. The latter was an especially hard battle as CL freelancer Andrew Stelzer documented last year.
Newspapers are reporting the deal has the potential to bring more than $250,000 to workers in South Florida's tomato fields.
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This article appears in Dec 3-9, 2008.