Ben & Jerry's Commits to Work with Vermont Dairy Workers to Adopt Milk with Dignity Program--
--in Supply Chain
http://resist.org/news/ben-jerrys-commits-work-vermont-dairy-workers-adopt-milk-dignity-program-supply-chain
"Congratulations to everyone! We are a strong team. We have seen that we have a lot of power! By organizing and defining what we want we achieved this big step forward as workers. ¡Si Se Puede!" -Jessica Ramirez, Migrant Justice Farmworker Coordinating Committee
If you haven’t heard already we reached an important agreement with Ben & Jerry’s on the evening before 17 Milk with Dignity solidarity actions were planned at scoop shops across the nation!
This is a major step forward towards securing the fundamental human rights of farmworkers in Ben & Jerry’s supply chain. The heart of our agreement reads:
“This document represents Ben & Jerry’s commitment to work with Migrant Justice towards a written agreement to further detail and realize the essential elements of Migrant Justice’s Milk with Dignity program that will be adopted within Ben & Jerry’s Northeast dairy supply chain."
So, in Burlington, VT our June 20th “March and Rally for Dignity” took a much more festive tone than expected, with nearly 200 people marching and singing through the streets: “Get up! Get Down! Milk with Dignity’s Coming to Town!” Check out more pictures from actions across the country here.
Farmworkers could not have taken this big step forward without your support. Your petition signatures, your willingness to organize solidarity actions across the country; your hosting of talks and presentations; organizations that signed on in support of campaign; you who spread the word on social media; you who made phone calls at the office; you who drove farmworkers to meetings---all acting in solidarity with Vermont dairy workers--made the difference.