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Customers visit Kangaroo Headquarters to demand rights for Tobacco Farmworkers

by FLOCEvents and Highlights Archive, Kangaroo, Reynolds Campaign March 1, 2013March 31, 2014No Comments

On Friday March 1st, 2013 a group of UNC and NC State students, along with union leaders and community leaders visited The Pantry Inc, (parent company of Kangroo) headquarters to express their concerns about human rights violations of tobacco farmworkers in North Carolina and the South. Madeline Miller and Catherine Crowe, both students at UNC-CH …

Wawa Consumers Demand Justice for Farmworkers

by FLOCEvents and Highlights Archive, Reynolds Campaign, Wawa February 2, 2013March 31, 2014No Comments

Wawa, a popular convenience store in the Northeast, is also an important customer of McLane distribution company, Reynolds’ largest customer. Consumers as well as State Federations have written to Wawa, first asking the company to help arrange a meeting between FLOC and McLane, and later asking the company to convey consumer concerns to Reynolds. Wawa …

Consumers rally at Kangaroo stores around NC on International Human Rights Day

by FLOCEvents and Highlights Archive, Kangaroo, Kangaroo Actions, Reynolds Campaign December 8, 2012March 7, 2014No Comments

December, 2012 On the days leading up to International Human Rights day, students, the faith community, and labor allies committed to standing up for the human rights of farmworkers throughout the tobacco supply chain. Supporters gathered at local Kangaroo Express convenience stores in Raleigh, Chapel Hill, and Greensboro, sending a clear message to Kangaroo that …

NC AFL-CIO and SC AFL-CIO pass resolutions in support of FLOC campaign and take action at Kangaroo stores

by FLOCEvents and Highlights Archive, Kangaroo, Kangaroo Actions, Reynolds Campaign September 7, 2012March 7, 2014No Comments

September, 2012 Both the North Carolina and South Carolina AFL-CIO State Federations passed resolutions in support of FLOC’s campaign to organize tobacco farmworkers in North Carolina and call on Reynolds American to guarantee freedom of association throughout their supply chain. The resolutions passed with overwhelming support, and labor delegates committed to take part in community …

Farmworkers deliver 5,000 letters to Kangaroo

by FLOCEvents and Highlights Archive, Kangaroo, Kangaroo Actions, Reynolds Campaign September 1, 2012March 7, 2014No Comments

On September 3, 2012, farmworkers and allies delivered nearly 5,000 letters from consumers around the country to Kangaroo, calling on Kangaroo CEO Holman to visit the tobacco fields with FLOC. Leonardo, who works in the tobacco fields, explained to the manager on duty what his job is like. “We have to work long …

Reynolds Campaign Breakthrough!

by FLOCEvents and Highlights Archive May 15, 2012June 15, 2016No Comments

After 4 years, Reynolds agrees to meet with FLOC! Other major tobacco companies also agree to meet with FLOC and discuss farmworkers’ right to freedom of association In May, 2012, hundreds of farmworkers and allies gathered at Reynolds’ annual shareholders meeting to call on the company to meet with FLOC and discuss human rights abuses …