Not surprisingly, the food system has experienced a decline in unionization, from 16.5% in 1985 to 6.6% today. Food workers use food stamps at 2.2 times the rate of all other industries. Consumers can also support food workers by purchasing products from companies that are fair trade, union-made, or have high labor standards. Every link in our American food chain is corroded by the exploitation of people, from farm production to food services in your hometown. But rather than swearing off food, consumers can demand that Congress and corporations clean up our food chain, and serve up food workers a decent piece of the pie.

Source: Huffington Post November 20, 2016 18:32 UTC