Call on Kroger to ensure justice for tomato pickers!

As the nation's second-largest grocery chain, Kroger is a major purchaser of tomatoes. Yet despite letters from the CIW, over 80 religious, human rights, student, and community organizations that are part of the Alliance for Fair Food, and thousands of consumers across the country, Kroger has yet to improve the sub-poverty wages and human rights abuses faced by those who pick their tomatoes. You can join in calling on Kroger to ensure justice in its tomato supply chain:

• E-mail the Kroger Co. asking it to partner with the CIW in improving wages and enforcing a code of conduct for decent working conditions. You can use the sample e-mail provided by Sojourners or write your own.

• Deliver a letter to the Manager of your local Kroger-owned supermarket and ask the Manager to pass the letter onto Kroger Headquarters with your concern. Click here to download the Kroger Manager letter. Check the list of supermarkets to the right to find a Kroger-owned store near you.

• Write a letter to Kroger Headquarters to encourage them to improve wages and working conditions for the farmworkers who pick their tomatoes. Click here for a sample letter or write your own:

Mr. David Dillon, CEO
The Kroger Co.
1014 Vine St.
Cincinnati, OH 45202

• Collect signatures on pre-printed postcards to Kroger at your congregation or group. People simply sign and mail the postcards. To request postcards, simply e-mail info@interfaithact.org with how many you'd like and where to send them.

Click here for a map with the locations of Kroger-owned grocery stores.

• Letter to Kroger from Bishop Dewane of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Venice in Florida