Taco-Bell boycott ends victoriously - Democratic Underground

Stop_the_War

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Fri Mar-11-05 12:25 PM
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Taco-Bell boycott ends victoriously

Edited on Fri Mar-11-05 12:43 PM by Stop_the_War

A four-year consumer boycott of Taco Bell restaurants March 8 with an announcement that the restaurant's parent company, Yum Brands, based in Louisville, Ky., would take significant steps to improve income and working conditions for those who pick tomatoes used by the fast-food giant.

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Radical Activist

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Fri Mar-11-05 12:27 PM
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1. Thank goodness!

Now I can eat there again. I'm glad to hear the workers won a victory.

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Stop_the_War

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Fri Mar-11-05 12:50 PM
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4. I am glad too...n/t

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NervousRex

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Fri Mar-11-05 12:28 PM
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2. Great news...

on a side note, some marketing hack actually gets paid to come up with a ridiculous name like Yum Brands??? :wtf:

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DistressedAmerican

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Fri Mar-11-05 12:29 PM
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3. Great Work!!!!!

:headbang: :yourock:

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UdoKier

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Fri Mar-11-05 12:57 PM
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5. Now, if they'd actually make some decent food...

Edited on Fri Mar-11-05 01:04 PM by UdoKier

...I might go eat there.

The last time we went they served my kids milk that was 2 WEEKS past the expiration. When I told them, they were like "Duh, Okay, um like duh, you want like a refund or some more milk?"

Needless to say, I haven't been back.

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MadHound

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Fri Mar-11-05 12:59 PM
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6. I hear you!

It's nice that they're taking this step to help people, but I gave up Taco Hell decades ago due to their crappy food, and you couldn't pay me enough to eat there again.

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ragin_acadian

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Fri Mar-11-05 03:35 PM
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8. i'm waiting for someone to sue them for diahreaa,

the only time i eat there is when i don't have anything important to do the next day.

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MoonRiver

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Fri Mar-11-05 01:24 PM
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7. Yeah, as a vegetarian there's not much Taco Bell could do to get me back.

Well, they could offer lard free veggie tacos and burritos, but that wouldn't be cost effective I suppose.

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