Dear friends,

I rarely initiate an email like this, but this situation is critical. Another farm worker has died of heatstroke this summer. Please help by e-mailing Gov. Schwarzenegger today. I did today, and the UFW system is very easy to use.

You may have seen the news of the tragic heat death of 17-year-old Maria Isabel Vasquez Jimenez. She died on a farm that contracts with Broonco Winery, producer of Charles Shaw "Two Buck Chuck" which is sold at Trader Joe's. Trader Joe's boasts about their "great relationship with a valued supplier" (Charles Shaw) on their website.

In a groundbreaking agreement, Taco Bell, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, has accepted the Coalition of Immokalee Worker's (CIW) demands for a penny a pound increase in the price they pay for tomatoes. Taco Bell further pledged to work with the CIW to improve wages and working conditions for farm workers in the Florida tomato industry.

With this new agreement, the CIW is ending its "Boycott the Bell" campaign.

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