City Council go on record supporting the Coalition of Immokalee Worker’s boycott of Wendy’s and urges residents to support the boycott of the region’s Wendy’s locations until they agree to pay workers fairly and treat their workers with dignity as outlined in the Fair Food Program

How it started

Sep 12, 2016 · Proposed by Councillors Cheung, Mazen, Simmons, and McGovern: a statement of the Council’s position, not a request for action.

What happened

Sep 12, 2016 · ✅ Adopted: the Council approved it (Order adopted)

Present and voting at this meeting (9)

Craig A. Kelley
David Maher
Dennis Carlone
E. Denise Simmons
Jan Devereux
Leland Cheung
Marc McGovern
Nadeem Mazen
Timothy J. Toomey

Adopted by voice vote. A voice vote records the outcome, not individual positions. No member's yes or no is on the record (though a member can ask to be recorded in the negative in the minutes). Showing the members who cast recorded votes at this meeting. Rule 6 requires a roll call for spending over $50 or on any member's request; state law requires one for every vote when a member participates remotely. · photos: City of Cambridge

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