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  1. 09-22-2007, 09:01 PM #1
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    The Coalition of Immokalee Workers is urging Burger King,

    Phil Lewis: It's all in how you add up tomato pickers' pay
    By PHIL LEWIS
    Saturday, September 22, 2007
    http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/sep ... ckers_pay/?

    The Coalition of Immokalee Workers is urging Burger King, which has its corporate offices in Miami, to pitch in some money to help supplement the pay of farm workers who pick the tomatoes that might end up on hamburgers and in salads. The CIW has targeted Taco Bell and McDonald’s in the past.

    An e-mail made it to the editor’s desk first thing Wednesday morning carrying the title:

    “Educating Naples News Reporters on Tomato Industry Facts.â€
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    Is this article for real? Who in the world expects businesses to pay supplemental pay to illegal tomato pickers because the tomatoes they pick [i]might[/i end up on a burger they serve?

    This is insane!!!
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