[USFT] Working on banana pesticide issue

[Judy Rockmann]

Nick you might start locally with a letter to  editors of your school and 
city papers about the banana pesticide lawsuits and protest march in 
Nicaruagua. Judy

>From: NZubel at aol.com
>To: westcoast at usft.org, usft at usft.org
>Subject: [USFT] Bananas
>Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 13:31:22 EST
>
>
>Hello I read an article today about how the Standard Fruit Company is being
>sued for its use of a banned pesticide that causes physical damage to 
>banana
>plantation workers in Honduras.  I was wondering if  the  USFT has a 
>campaign
>to target the Standard Fruit Company and other  multi-national corporations
>that are responsible.  If not, do you know  of anyone who would be 
>interested in
>a writing a formal letter to these  companies protesting their use of this
>pesticide.  Maybe USFT  could endorse it.  Thank you for your time.
>
>Nicholas Zubel
>
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