Victor Diaz: Dignity Program and Company

victor diaz: Protesters said Ben & Jerry's agreed two years ago to participate in the so-called Milk with Dignity program, but the company and worker representatives have yet to reach an agreement, according to The Chronicle Herald. We can't wait any more. Scores of dairy farm workers and activists marched Saturday to a Ben & Jerry's factory to push for better pay and living conditions on farms that provide milk for the ice cream maker that takes pride in its social activism. We are going to pressure them and see what happens, said Victor Diaz, a Mexican immigrant now working on a farm in Vergennes. Organized Will Lambek said the marchers presented a letter to company CEO Jostein Solheim who said the company was committed to joining the program. The march that began Saturday morning in Montpelier ended mid-afternoon at the plant in Waterbury, about 14 miles away. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.