Línea Abierta : FAIR TOMATOES.




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Summary: FAIR TOMATOES. A two-week march for fair food culminates in Lakeland, Florida, where the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and allies rally for the supermarket chain Publix to sign on to a Fair Food Program and agree to pay a penny more per pound of tomatoes picked. Most growers in Florida have signed on to this agreement. Will the Florida supermarket chain join the ranks of McDonald's, Burger King, Taco Bell, and Whole Foods and sign on for fair food? Guests: Cruz Salucio, Member of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Immokalee, FL; Gerardo Reyes, Member of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Immokalee, FL; Nely Rodriguez and Leonel Pérez, Members of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Lakeland, FL (taped speech); Oscar Otzoy, Member of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Lakeland, FL (taped interview); Rev. Noelle Damico, Presbyterian Church, Lakeland, FL (taped speech).