Fred Business News - A farm worker advocacy group and Burger King are said to have agreed on a deal to help improve wages and conditions for
An aide to U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders who held a hearing on the case announced the deal Friday. The aide, Michael Briggs, said the two sides planned to announce the deal later today.
Briggs says the Miami-based fast-food chain will pay 1.5 cents more per pound of tomatoes it buys from
He says the farm worker's group known as the Coalition of Immokalee Workers says that would roughly double what workers earn while picking.
McDonald's and Taco Bell owner Yum Brands have similar deals. But they have faced resistance from growers.
Source: Cnn.com
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