Today, the Food Chain Workers Alliance released a new report, The Hands That Feed Us: Challenges and Opportunities for Workers Along the Food Chain. The report details “the state of the food chain worker,” captures the experiences of workers, and … Continued
We’ve heard an awful lot in the last few years about what’s happening to our food before it arrives on our plate. But little focus has been paid to what’s happening to the people who put the food on the … Continued
Originally published by Joann Lo at Resistinc.org. Deathrice Jimerson works in warehouses outside of Chicago. Chicago is a major logistics hub, the only place in North America where six Class I railroads (the largest type of railroad) meet, connecting all … Continued
As a sign of continued resistance and struggle, Occupy Oakland watched as another group of protesters took to the streets this past weekend. On Sunday over 200 participants from the Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC) conference marched two miles to … Continued
A block-long tent city of pickets and placards lines a main thoroughfare on the south side of Minneapolis, just off the property of a huge Cub Food supermarket. Hunger strikers supporting low-wage contract food system workers underscore the irony of … Continued
Cross-posted from the Food Chain Workers Alliance blog. Call to Action for Oct. 10-17! Celebrate the Launch of the US Food Sovereignty Alliance! Take Action! Emerging out of the US Working Group on the Food Crisis (www.usfoodcrisisgroup.org), the US Food … Continued