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DESCRIPTION:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                   \nFriday, May 17, 
 2013\nContact:\nElisa Oceguera (Student Farmworker Alliance) - 
 707-832-9914, elisa@sfalliance.org\nSarah Norr (UNITE HERE Local 2850) – 
 510-502-5344, snorr@unitehere.org\n\nFast Food Justice – From the Fields 
 to the Stores!\nCommunity calls on San Leandro Subway, Wendy’s to respect 
 food workers’ rights\n \nWho: Bay Area allies of the Coalition for 
 Immokalee Workers; fast food workers at the Oakland Airport; UNITE HERE 
 Local 2850; and the Brass Liberation Orchestra.\nWhat: Action calling on 
 Wendy’s to work with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to improve wages 
 for Florida tomato pickers. Musical march to the San Leandro Subway for a 
 delegation urging its owners to obey labor laws and reinstate an employee 
 fired for reporting labor law violations.\nWhen: Saturday, May 18, 11 am 
 – 1 pm.\nWhere: Wendy’s (1185 San Leandro Blvd, San Leandro) – 
 marching to Subway (1295 Washington Ave, San Leandro) at 12 noon. \nWhy: As 
 fast food strikes spread around the country, workers and community groups 
 are calling on two San Leandro restaurants to respect workers’ rights – 
 in the tomato fields and in their own kitchens.\n\nWendy’s: Support human 
 rights for field workers!\nLocal food justice advocates are joining a 
 national call for Wendy’s to sign on to the Coalition of Immokalee 
 Workers’ Fair Food Program. Under the program, food service companies 
 agree to pay slightly more for tomatoes in order to provide livable wages, 
 healthy working conditions, and protection from human rights abuses for 
 migrant workers in Florida. Of the five largest food corporations in the 
 country -- McDonald's, Subway, Burger King, Taco Bell, and Wendy's -- 
 Wendy's is the only one not participating in the Fair Food 
 Program.\n“Wendy's must realize that respect for human rights and worker 
 participation are integral components of genuine sustainability,” said 
 Elisa Oceguera of the Student Farmworker Alliance.\n \nSan Leandro Subway 
 owners: Follow the law! Reinstate Hakima Arhab!\nFast food workers at the 
 Oakland Airport Subway – owned by the same family as the San Leandro 
 Subway – have been fighting for fair jobs for almost a year. This spring, 
 the Port of Oakland found that the Subway owners failed to provide workers 
 the paid sick days required by law, and fired employee Hakima Arhab after 
 she blew the whistle on them.  The Port ordered Subway to pay workers back 
 for the missed sick days and reinstate Arhab, but Subway has not done 
 so.\nSaturday, May 18 is the deadline set by the Port for Subway to 
 reinstate Arhab. On Saturday, Arhab will report to the San Leandro Subway 
 in her uniform, ready to work. Fellow airport fast food workers and 
 supporters will march from Wendy’s to support her.\n “How can we 
 provide ‘fresh and healthy’ food when we don’t get health care or 
 sick days?” says Arhab.  “The Subway owners broke the law and fired me 
 when I spoke up about it. I’m ready to go back to work today – but if 
 the owners won’t let me, I’ll keep fighting until I get my job back and 
 us food workers to get the respect we deserve.” \n# # #\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/05/17/18736999.php
SUMMARY:Fast Food Justice – From the Fields to the Stores! Direct Action
LOCATION:Wendy’s (1185 San Leandro Blvd, San Leandro) – marching to Subway (1295 
 Washington Ave, San Leandro) at 12 noon
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/05/17/18736999.php
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