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Coalition of Immokalee Workers Launches Six-Day Fast Outside Publix HQ

HeadlineMar 05, 2012

Fifty farm workers in Florida have launched a six-day fast outside of the headquarters of the grocery chain Publix calling for better working conditions and pay for tomato pickers. The fast is being organized by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers.

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