Worker Activist Group Plans March in Columbus

This Sunday, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, otherwise known as the C-I-W, has planned a march

in Columbus to promote fair wages and better working conditions for the farmers that grow tomatoes for

restaurants including Taco Bell, Chipotle, McDonald's and Wendy's. The march is being held in Columbus, where

Wendy's headquarters is located, because the C-I-W feels that Wendy's is unwilling to stand with their workers

on issues pertaining to workplace equality. The C-I-W is an activist group that pledges for women farm workers

to fight against sexual harassment and violence in the fields, and has stirred up commotion in the past. In 2005, they

lead a successful boycott against Taco Bell for similar concerns, resulting in a Fair Food agreement that was signed by

the majority of companies that the C-I-W farmers grow for. Wendy's didn't sign the agreement after several years of

progress, and is the only company in the group to not use the C-I-W grown tomatoes. Their latest march is just the

most recent in a string of action by the organization.