Florida farm workers target McDonald's

Chicago--Members of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and their supporters picketed the corporate headquarters of McDonald's and several Chicago McDonald's restaurants in October as part of a campaign to pressure McDonald's to agree to pay more for the tomatoes it purchases from Florida growers who subject immigrant workers to poor wages and working conditions. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers won a groundbreaking agreement in 2005 from Taco Bell after waging a long campaign of pressure with the aid of students and activists.

--Kevin Michaels