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    "The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people."
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    :: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 ::

    State of Maine Slammed over Failure to Protect Rights of Workers Making Uniforms Supplied by Cintas Global Unions Website
    Says ITGLWF General Secretary Neil Kearney: “To earn the minimum wage, workers often have to work unpaid hours in order to meet the unrealistically high production quotas. Armed guards prevent them from leaving the plant until they have completed their production. The minimum wage is not enough to cover both transport and food, so there are many days when workers go hungry.
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