What's in your Chipotle burrito?

[Omaha Steve]

"Food with integrity."

That's what Chipotle – America's fastest-growing fast-food restaurant – vows to serve in its restaurants.

Tell that to the Florida farmworkers who pick many of Chipotle's tomatoes. They have one of the worst jobs in America, with sub-poverty wages, back-breaking labor, and unimaginable exploitation.

Click here to urge Chipotle's CEO Steve Ells take a stand for Florida farmworkers: http://action.americanrightsatwork.org/campaign/chipotle?rk=E71_G81qytePE

In spite of its "food with integrity" pledge condemning the "exploitation of animals, farmers, or the environment," Chipotle refuses to partner with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, which represents farmworkers, to help improve their working conditions.

More than two dozen leading writers, organizers, filmmakers, and farmers have called on Chipotle to do the right thing. The list includes Eric Schlosser, writer and director of Fast Food Nation; Frances Moore Lappe, author of Diet for a Small Planet; and Robert Kenner, director of the new hard-hitting documentary Food, Inc.

Add your name: Call on Chipotle to partner with Florida farmworkers and end the exploitation.

In the past, American Rights at Work activists like you helped put pressure on big companies like McDonald's, Burger King, and the parent company of Taco Bell, KFC, and Pizza Hut – convincing them to commit to a raise for Florida farmworkers: an extra penny per pound of picked tomatoes.

Chipotle has also agreed to pay an extra penny per pound. Now, with your help, we can achieve an even greater victory: a huge chain pushing for real justice for these workers.

Tell Chipotle to live up to its promise and partner with the Florida farmworkers in its supply chain.

The average farmworker puts in a 10 hour day in the scorching Florida sun and must pick two and a half TONS of produce a day to earn $50 – that's only $10,000 per year. As major buyers, companies like Chipotle have a responsibility to exert their influence and give a fair deal to the workers who help boost their bottom lines.

End the exploitation: tell Chipotle's CEO to partner with Florida farmworkers now! Then, ask all your friends to do the same.

Thanks you for all that you do.

Sincerely,

Liz Cattaneo
American Rights at Work
www.americanrightsatwork.org

P.S. Click here to check out the open letter signed by two dozen leaders of the sustainable food movement demanding that Chipotle be "a true partner in the protection of farmworkers' rights." Then, add your name.


Poverty wages. 70 hour work weeks. No respect for basic human rights.

Is that what Chipotle means by 'Food with integrity'?

Take action here: http://action.americanrightsatwork.org/campaign/chipotle?rk=E71_G81qytePE