Farm Workers to Pressure McDonalds for Better Wages

In just a couple weeks, farmworkers from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and their allies will travel from Immokalee, FL – home of one of the largest farmworker communities in the country – to Chicago, IL, home of the world’s largest restaurant chain, McDonald’s. The “2007 Truth Tour: Behind the Golden Arches” will culminate in two national days of action on April 13th and 14th in the Chicago area marking a new phase in the Campaign for Fair Food. Now is the time to finalize plans to join us for these historic actions!

Featuring Dolores Huerta, co-founder, United Farm Workers; Rev. Michael Livingston, President of the National Council of Churches; Kerry Kennedy; Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky; music and more! The CIW, joined by a powerful alliance of students, people of faith and human rights leaders, will announce an exciting new phase in the McDonald’s Campaign during the largest rally ever to take place outside McDonald’s headquarters.

Featuring Rev. Michael Livingston, President of the National Council of Churches; John Sweeney, President, AFL-CIO; Eliseo Medina, Vice President, SEIU; Zack de la Rocha and Tom Morello, formerly of Rage Against the Machine; Bishop John Manz, Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago; Rev. Calvin Morris; RebelDiaz; Son del Centro; Olmeca; Hot 8 Brass Band; and more! The Parade and Carnaval will be an event to remember, where farmworkers and thousands of their allies will come together in a celebration of culture, music, and hope that will be heard from the fields of Immokalee to the streets of Chicago to the corporate boardrooms of McDonald’s.

You can be a part of writing the next chapter of this story, so:

Get on the Bus! Check here for a list of cities currently organizing transportation to Chicago.

Visit the official 2007 Truth Tour site with logistical information and outreach materials.

Tags: Economic Justice, Worker Justice