Busted! Top-level BK executive Steve Grover behind libelous attacks on CIW & allies

Update: April 28, 2008: "Burger King VP puts self on grill," (Fort Myers News-Press, 4/28)

Grover

It's confirmed. The campaign of libelous, insulting comments directed against the CIW and its allies has been directly connected to Burger King Vice President Steve Grover, who has, on at least one occasion, referred to the CIW as 'blood suckers' and 'the lowest form(s)of life,' and to the CIW's allies as 'dupes' and fools.'

"When you realize the person posting those things is actually Burger King's vice president in charge of the ethical operation of the company's supply chain, it really makes you wonder just how high up does this whole thing go? Does Burger King, as a company, approve of this sort of behavior? If not, we'd expect to see some changes now that this has come to light." - CIW member Gerardo Reyes-Chavez

Read and Sign the Petition on-line here





March 28 - April 5th: Student - Farmworker Week of Actions
The Socialist Party proudly support the work of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and the Student Farmworkers Alliance.

Things you can do:
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* March 31, 2008: Cezar Chavez Day - organize or join a Fair Food action in your area click here for a list of events

* Sign and help collect signatures for the National Petition to End Sweatshops and Modern Day Slavery
click here to sign the petition on-line
click here to download and collect signatures

Reports from the Nov. 30- Dec. 1 Mobilization in Miami click here


Anti-Slavery News

12/19/07: WAVE OF OUTRAGE SPARKED BY LATEST SLAVERY CASE CROSSES THE ATLANTIC, REACHES BRITISH SHORES!... One of the UK's biggest national broadsheets published today a front page "special investigation" entitled: "Slave Labor that Shames America: Migrant workers chained beaten and forced into debt, exposing the human cost of producing cheap food." The article takes an in-depth look at the charges filed by federal prosecutors in the latest slavery investigation to emerge from the tomato fields in Immokalee. It is accompanied by an interview with the CIW's Francisca Cortez. Read it here now! CIW Anti-Slavery Campaign

LOCAL ACTIONS
December 1st: (Ann Arbor, NI): The Socialist Party of Michigan will be holding a Fair Food picket at the Burger King at 2295 W Stadium Blvd Ann Arbor, MI 48103. The picket will take palce after the state meeting (meeting starts @ 2:30 pm). For more info contact the SPMI at spmi@spmichigan.org

September 15th (Kalamazoo, MI): Photos from the action! click here