Feb 19, 2010
Florida Growers Group Changes Stance on Tomato Pickers’ Pay

In a major reversal, a powerful Florida agricultural group will now let its tomato-grower members distribute to workers extra wages contributed by buyers such as grocers and fast-food companies. Ft. Myers News-Press

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