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April 10, 2007
McDonald's Boycott Ends!
The Coalition of Imokalee Workers (CIW) today posted "CIW, McDonald's, and McD's Suppliers Reach Agreement to Improve Farmworker Wages, Working Conditions!" on their website.
The article states, "With the arrival of the 2007 Truth Tour in Chicago just days away, the CIW, McDonald's, and its suppliers gathered at the Carter Center in Atlanta on Monday, April 9, to announce an agreement that guarantees:
- A penny more per pound to workers harvesting tomatoes for McDonald's;
- A stronger code of conduct based on the principle of worker participation;
- And a collaborative effort to develop a third party mechanism for monitoring conditions in the fields and investigating workers' complaints of abuse.
You can view the original press release at: http://www.ciw-online.org/CIW_McDonald's_Release.html
Read the media reports here:
- Miami Herald (4/10/07): "Now the pressure is on Burger King"
- Palm Beach Post (4/10/07): "McDonald's agrees to increase pay for workers who harvest its tomatoes"
- Chicago Tribune (4/10/07): "McDonald's case could set standard"
- Business Week (4/9/07): "McDonald's to pay more for tomatoes"
- CNN (4/9/07): "McDonald's agrees to pay spike for tomatoes"
April 4, 2007
NACCS XXXIV
Chicanas and Chicanos from all over Aztlán have begun to converge in San José, Califaztlán today for the first day of the 34th annual meeting of NACCS (National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies). The theme this year is "Sociocultural and Ideological Shifts: Chicana/o Migratory Movements and Immigration Passages."
The MEChA grapevine has alluded to the fact that many MEChistAs will be present and also presenting their work at the conference. This falls in line with the National MEChA Chicana/o Studies Advocacy Agenda passed during the 2000 National MEChA Conference in El Paso, Tejaztlán. It encourages all MEChA chapters to actively participate in NACCS.
Make sure to let us know about your experience and/or presentation so that we can share with those that are not able to make it. Please submit your stories to: naccs@nationalmecha.org.
