Currently our member organization, United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Local 770, has an active campaign at Overhill Farms. This fight began in 2009 when Overhill Farms unjustly fired 254 workers claiming “irregularities with their documentation,” and almost 10 years later the fight continues as Overhill Farms continues to deny workers the respect and dignity they…
It seems only yesterday when our Co-Directors, Joann Lo and Jose Oliva, had the honor of receiving the 2017 James Beard Foundation Leadership Award. We were delighted to hear that Ramon Torres, the President of one of our member organizations, Familias Unidas por la Justicia, and Dara Cooper from theNational Black Food & Justice Alliance, a co-founder of…
The Good Food Purchasing Program (GFPP) has delivered a series of positive impacts to LA County’s food system. Chief among them are wins for local food workers. Teamsters have leveraged GFPP’s adoption by the LA Unified School District in various ways including calling out and blocking union-busting tactics by Gold Star, a local distributor in the district’s…
Making History with HEAL The ambitious work of the HEAL (Health Environment Agriculture and Labor) Food Alliance is taking flight. HEAL’s mission is to build our collective power to create food and farm systems that are healthy for our families, accessible and affordable for all communities, and fair to the hard-working people who grow, distribute,…
Yesterday, prisoners across the United States launched a nation-wide strike demanding an end to prison slavery, poor living conditions, and death by incarceration. The strike began on the death anniversary of George Jackson, a former Black Panther and a leading voice of the 1970s prison movement, and is expected to last for 19 days, ending…
A report on restaurant industry trends by Food Chain Workers Alliance in collaboration with the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United. This study aims to portray the primary aspects and practices of the high-road restaurant industry nationwide in relation to their supply chains, as well as to describe what it means to be a good food business, why it matters, and how policy can direct more companies to embrace these practices.
Eating Well announced the winners of the 2018 American Food Heroes Awards and our very own Joann Lo and Jose Oliva were among the 12 award recipients. To select the winners, EatingWell solicited nominations from top experts, advocates and readers. A panel of editors reviewed the submissions and narrowed down the finalists to those who…
Congratulations to our co-directors Joann Lo & Jose Oliva! On Monday October 23, 2017, Joann and Jose received the James Beard Foundation’s 2017 Leadership Award at a special dinner in New York City. In their acceptance speech, Jose said, “Joann and I are not accepting the award for ourselves but instead this is for our member organizations and the millions of…
Following a Department of Homeland Security ICE probe, officials at Tom Cat Bakery in Long Island City fired dozens of immigrant workers. The workers had spent years building the city’s oldest artisanal bakery into a successful business that supplies fresh bread throughout the city. Over the past seven months, organized immigrant workers have defied both this vicious…
B&J’s is first company to join “Milk with Dignity” supply chain program From our member group Migrant Justice: After years of negotiations and public campaigning, Migrant Justice and Ben & Jerry’s have reached an historic supply chain agreement to advance worker’s rights by implementing the Milk with Dignity Program in the company’s northeast dairy supply chain. The legally-binding…
Good Food Purchasing Passes Chicago City Council! New measure will ensure transparency in food systems and generate millions in revenue for local farmers, food-based businesses and communities. A New Day in the City of Broad Shoulders Today, the City of Chicago became the first city outside of California to adopt the Good Food Purchasing Policy.…
Nationwide — Today President Trump announced the end of the DACA program, which for over five years allowed over 800,000 immigrant youth to work and attend school. Trump made this decision despite repeatedly telling immigrant youth not to worry. This is another action by this administration that must not be left to stand without widespread repudiation…
