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Penny-wise and pound-foolish.(READING BETWEEN THE HEADLINES)
THE FAST-FOOD GIANT BURGER KING is refusing to pay farm workers one cent more for every pound of tomatoes harvested. In a 12-hour shift, migrant farm workers earn just 45 cents for every 32-pound bucket of tomatoes they pick. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers has already ...
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