{PBJFlorida} Fwd: BREAKING NEWS: Chipotle Joins Fair Food Program

"Food With Integrity" at Long Last! After six years of struggle, Chipotle signs Fair Food Agreement; Allies focus attention squarely on supermarkets After six years of persistent organizing and struggle -- the longest CIW-led corporate campaign on record -- allies across the country are celebrating Chipotle Mexican Grill signing the Fair Food agreement today, October 4, 2012. With this agreement, the long-time fast-food holdout becomes the eleventh corporate buyer to sit at the table with farmworkers and commit to the Fair Food Program. Visit the CIW site for the full press release! Chipotle's decision represents a key moment not only in the fight for workers' rights, but also in the Food Movement at large. It moves us one step closer to ensuring in discourse and in practice that farmworkers' rights are on par with fair animal treatment and environmental sustainability. This victory is also a vindication of what many have known for so long: "Nothing can be done for workers that is done without workers." No company, no matter how well-intentioned, can take the go-it-alone approach. Real change requires commitment, transparency, and accountability. Beginning today, "Food With Integrity" will ring true to Florida's farmworkers and to Chipotle consumers around the globe. But even as we celebrate, we must not forget that the struggle continues. Together, we must refocus our energy on the supermarket industry: our most formidable opponent and a critical piece of the Fair Food puzzle. Publix, Kroger, and Ahold represent the final barrier to bringing the New Day to full, brilliant fruition. Let's not give up the fight, but instead press on toward true justice for farmworkers! ¡Hasta la victoria siempre! -the immokalee crew PS Please note that all Chipotle actions for the coming weekend have been CANCELLED. Celebrate this momentous victory and re-energize for the long haul ahead!

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