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Article: UCLA expels Taco Bell over labor issue.(Marketplace)(University of California at Los Angeles)(Brief Article)
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
- Article date:
- November 8, 2004
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A group of UCLA students, unhappy with the labor practices of a supplier to Yum Brands Inc.'s Taco Bell unit, has prevailed in convincing the Associated Students of UCLA, operator of the Student Union, to terminate the restaurant chain's decade-long tenure. Its last day was Oct. 29.
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers, which represents Florida tomato pickers, has been urging Taco Bell boycotts nationwide, and its outreach to universities has led to the elimination of several contracts. The group alleges that workers are paid sub-poverty wages, are denied the right to organize and don't receive overtime pay or benefits.
"After a year-long debate, the ...
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