Archive for general fast food fuckery
Burger King had a Texican ad?
This is…strange. Although I think I’m more offended my the usual mix of asshole Youtube commenters than by the commercial itself.
The ad was pulled.
Burger King agrees to better wages/conditions for tomato workers
I don’t know how I managed to miss this one! If there’s one thing that rings true about me, it’s that I have no problem whatsoever boycotting fast food chains for the various crap they try to pull.
Florida farm workers who harvest tomatoes for the Burger King system will see improved wages and working conditions following an historic agreement announced yesterday between the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and the fast food giant. The agreement follows a more than year-long drive that mobilized union members, students, religious and community activists and lawmakers in marches, rallies, congressional hearings and petition drives demanding justice for the workers.
