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Farmworkers Step Up Pressure on Wendy’s Shareholders to Protect Workers’ Rights
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers is bringing its demand that Wendy’s join the Fair Food Program to the fastfood chain’s biggest shareholders.
Wendy’s Billionaire Owner Hosts Trump’s Priciest Fundraiser to Date – While Still Refusing Farmworker Demands
Nelson Peltz, the hedge fund billionaire who owns Wendy’s, recently hosted Trump’s most expensive reelection fundraiser to date at his $136.4 million estate. Meanwhile, Wendy continues to turn its back on farmworker demands to join the Fair Food Program.
Hedge Fund’s Control Over Wendy’s Goes Deep as Fast Food Chain Snubs Farmworkers
Trian Partners and its billionaire CEO Nelson Peltz dominate the board of Wendy’s. They have the power to get the fast food megachain to join the Fair Food Program, which protects the rights of farmworkers.
Here are the Corporate Backers of School Privatization that Striking Arkansas Teachers are Up Against
A well-funded network, with the billionaire Walton family at its center, is driving the school privatization agenda that striking teachers in Little Rock, Arkansas are up against.
Striking Chicago teachers are taking on the billionaire class that is robbing students & neighborhoods
Striking teachers are demanding better conditions for their whole community instead of billionaire handouts.
GM workers strike for fair pay as executives and investors extract billions from the company
Nearly 50,000 GM workers are striking for better pay and job security as executives and financiers benefit from record profits.
Wendy’s Billionaire Owner Spurns Farmworkers While Profiting Off Pension Funds
Nelson Peltz spurns the Fair Food Program, which ensures better wages and working conditions for farmworkers, even as he oversees billions in worker pension funds.
Wall Street, former CEO seek to get paid while Blackjewel miners wait for back wages
Private equity backing and self-dealing featured at the bankrupt coal firm whose workers are still waiting for pay.
Delta’s Anti-Union Propaganda Crafted by PR Firm Tied to Fossil Fuel Astroturf Campaigns
The PR shop behind Delta’s anti-union scare tactics represents fossil fuel giants like Chevron, Shell & Halliburton – and it was caught posing as “journalists” for ExxonMobil,
Wall Street Billionaire Who Owns Wendy’s Gives Big to Trump While Refusing Farmworkers’ Demands
Billionaire hedge fund manager and Wendy’s owner Nelson Peltz owns a $123 million Florida estate and gives big to Donald Trump – but he refuses to pay a penny more per pound of tomatoes so farmworkers can have better wages and working conditions.
New Report Shows How Billionaires Buy Elections to Undercut Public Schools
A small group of billionaires is spending big on local elections to undermine public education and push its school privatization agenda.