boycott

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), in conjunction with farmworkers, community activist and students will descend upon Wendy’s in Wicker Park, 1623 W. Division St., to call attention to the national consumer boycott of the international fast food restaurant. At issue, according to the group are the protection of farmworkers’ rights in the supply-chain operations and […]

Terrance Wise has two jobs in Kansas City — one at a burger joint, a second at a pizza restaurant – but he says his paychecks aren’t enough to buy shoes for his three daughters and insure his 15-year-old car. So he decided to draw attention to his plight: He walked off work in protest. Wis ...

In a recent interview, singing sensation Chaka Khan said she will not perform in Florida, after George Zimmerman’s acquittal in Trayvon Martin’s murder,...