ENI — US church leaders are lauding a wage agreement between the McDonald's fast-food chain and a group representing migrant farm workers in the state of Florida.
The agreement between McDonald's USA and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers requires the restaurant chain to pay one cent more for every pound of tomatoes picked by the farm workers, a move that will double the farm workers' wages.
The agreement announced this week follows a similar agreement in 2005 between the workers' coalition and Yum Brands, the corporate owners of the Taco Bell fast-food chain. In a statement, Rev. Clifton Kirkpatrick, clerk of the Presbyterian Church said the agreement “may be the tipping point for the entire fast-food industry in a real move toward human rights and fair food for everyone.”
