Burger King

Workers won big last week. After intense pressure, Burger King agreed to give Florida farmworkers a penny more per pound of picked tomatoes. That means an annual raise of 71% for the farmworkers who, on average, earn only $10,000 a year under the old wage, and are among the USA's most exploited workers.

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Student/Farmworker Alliance have been leading a National Petition Campaign to end modern-day slavery and sweatshops in the fields. The signatures will be delivered to Burger King headquarters in Miami this Monday, April 28, and there's still time to sign and forward the petition if you haven't already!

The mass US student movement, the United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS), has started a campaign to force Burger King to help - rather than hinder - the fight to increase wages and improve working conditions for tomato pickers in Florida. Here's how you can help...

Jarad Phillips, fast-food workers' organiser for the Unite union discusses lessons from union drives to organise Burger King and Starbucks.
This interview was conducted by a former No Sweat member now working for a union in New Zealand.