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"Food with integrity."
That's what Chipotle – America's
fastest-growing fast-food restaurant – vows to serve
in its restaurants.
Tell
that to the Florida farmworkers who pick many of
Chipotle's tomatoes. They have one of the worst jobs in America,
with sub-poverty wages, back-breaking labor, and unimaginable
exploitation.
Click here
to urge Chipotle's CEO Steve Ells take a stand for Florida
farmworkers.
In
spite of its "food with integrity" pledge condemning the
"exploitation of animals, farmers, or the environment," Chipotle
refuses to partner with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers,
which represents farmworkers, to help improve their working
conditions.
More than two dozen leading writers,
organizers, filmmakers, and farmers have called on Chipotle to
do the right thing. The list includes Eric Schlosser,
writer and director of Fast Food Nation; Frances Moore
Lappe, author of Diet for a Small Planet; and Robert
Kenner, director of the new hard-hitting documentary Food,
Inc.
Add your
name: Call on Chipotle to partner with Florida farmworkers and
end the exploitation.
In
the past, American Rights at Work activists like you helped put
pressure on big companies like McDonald's, Burger King, and the
parent company of Taco Bell, KFC, and Pizza Hut –
convincing them to commit to a raise for Florida farmworkers: an
extra penny per pound of picked tomatoes.
Chipotle has also agreed to pay an extra penny per
pound. Now, with your help, we can achieve an even greater
victory: a huge chain pushing for real justice for these
workers.
Tell
Chipotle to live up to its promise and partner with the Florida
farmworkers in its supply chain.
The
average farmworker puts in a 10 hour day in the scorching
Florida sun and must pick two and a half TONS of produce
a day to earn $50 – that's only $10,000 per year.
As major buyers, companies like Chipotle have a responsibility
to exert their influence and give a fair deal to the workers who
help boost their bottom lines.
End the
exploitation: tell Chipotle's CEO to partner with Florida
farmworkers now! Then, ask all your friends to do the
same.
Thanks you for all that you do.
Sincerely,
Liz
Cattaneo
American Rights at Work
www.americanrightsatwork.org
P.S. Click
here to check out the open letter signed by two dozen
leaders of the sustainable food movement demanding that Chipotle
be "a true partner in the protection of farmworkers' rights."
Then, add your
name.
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