Student groups expressed outrage because, at the time, a nationwide Taco Bell boycott was underway to pressure the restaurant to improve the wages and working conditions of its tomato pickers.
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Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Mar. 2026
Two years later, the UFW was able to secure contracts for more than 10,000 grape pickers.
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