Fighting slavery in Florida - Democratic Underground

dcsmart

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Thu Dec-25-08 02:02 AM
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Fighting slavery in Florida

Edited on Thu Dec-25-08 02:08 AM by dcsmart

"...what Chief Assistant US Attorney Doug Molloy described as one of Southwest Florida's biggest, ugliest slavery cases ever....they were beaten, chained and imprisoned in a truck and forced to urinate and defecate in corners..."

Tomato pickers in Florida fighting for a penny a pound raise. Brutal working conditions for these workers who pick the tomatoes used in all the fast food restaurants. Burger King, Taco Bell, McDonald's and Subway agreed to raise. See the links found in this article to the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. Sen Bernie Sanders is aiding in the fight for worker justice.

PLEASE READ THIS ARTICLE

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/edcut/391546/in_the_trenches_and_fighting_slavery?rel=hp_picks

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Jamastiene

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Thu Dec-25-08 07:15 AM
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1. Kick

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whathehell

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Thu Dec-25-08 07:19 AM
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2. kick.

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Uncle Joe

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Sat Dec-27-08 05:52 PM
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3. Kicked and too late to recommend.

Edited on Sat Dec-27-08 05:53 PM by Uncle Joe

Thanks for the threat, dcsmart.

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