Burger King protest plays out in South Fort Myers (FL)

[struggle4progress]

By JACOB OGLES
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Originally posted on September 29, 2007

... About 30 protesters chanted on a sidewalk in front of the College Parkway franchise to draw attention to the wages of tomato pickers.

The protest was organized by the Coalition Immokalee Workers and was part of a 14-community tour. The plans culminate in a march on Burger King’s corporate headquarters in Nov. 30, organizers said ...

Protesters chanted in Spanish and English. One of the cheers: “No more slaves, pay a living wage.”

The biggest complaint workers have about the Burger King corporation is its pay rate. Pickers are paid on average 45 cents for 32-pound bucket of tomatoes, the labor group said. The Protesters want the chain to demand its suppliers pay at least a penny per pound more ...

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[dickbearton]

1. The Empire Rome was based on slavery...

Looks like the Empire America was and still is based on
slavery, corporate slavery. America declined under Reagan and
now falls under the Criminal Bush and his Corporate
Taskmasters and their corporate, slave wages. Unlike Rome,
Fascism is coming to America, "Corporate Fascism". 

[Donkeykick]

2. K&R