February 9th, 2010 06:18pm
UF students pressure Aramark to boost farm wages
Nathan Crabbe from the Gainesville Sun published this (there is a link in the bottom):
Students are putting pressure on the University of Florida’s primary food provider to raise wages for farm workers.
UF students want Aramark to meet with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to consider a one-cent raise for every pound of tomatoes picked by workers. UF’s Student Senate passed a resolution in October supporting the effort.
An Aramark official scheduled a meeting Wednesday on campus with the students before canceling, said Jose Soto, a doctoral student in food and resource economics who is part of the effort. The group still plans on meeting at 11 a.m. at the Reitz Union Amphitheatre to rally and try to force a meeting, he said.
“We want to tell Aramark that we plan to escalate our campaign,” he said.
The coalition has previously been successful in getting Burger King and other fast-food chains to boost wages for workers, although a growers’ association has prevented its members from implementing the increases.
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