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I guess that Wal-Mart tomatoes just magically appear.
I notice that the author slangs everyone but Wal-Mart. He lost total credibility with me by not being able to track down Wal-Mart's magically appearing tomatoes.
Yes, I support the farm workers. In the 1962 or 1963, I "followed the crops" for a summer.
The only thing worse that I have ever done for work was roofing houses in Phoenix, AZ, in the summer.
... the CIW has targeted — largely for geographical reasons — Ahold (the parent company of Stop & Shop and Giant); Publix (the dominant chain in Florida); Kroger (next to Wal-Mart the biggest food retailer in the country); and Trader Joe’s ...
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What a great article! And so..protest and direct action
DO work!
Great stuff, lambert
Thanks for highlighting it. I'll add something CIW related to my sidebar in the next day or two.
Geat piece of propaganda. Notice the elephant missing?
I guess that Wal-Mart tomatoes just magically appear.
I notice that the author slangs everyone but Wal-Mart. He lost total credibility with me by not being able to track down Wal-Mart's magically appearing tomatoes.
Yes, I support the farm workers. In the 1962 or 1963, I "followed the crops" for a summer.
The only thing worse that I have ever done for work was roofing houses in Phoenix, AZ, in the summer.
from the article: ... the CIW
from the article:
also, walmart appears to be trying to buy more local produce for their stores, so maybe they're not a significant customer of the growers in south florida.
I've added it to my sidebar
And linked back to here. Thanks for highlighting it, lambert. (PS check spelling!)