Miami Mayor Manny Diaz's time as head of the U.S. Conference of Mayors has come to an end, and usually the sitting American president sends administration officials to the conference -- this year held in Providence, Rhode Island -- but the Obama administration pulled out. The reason: Providence Mayor David Cicilline is in a labor dispute with the firefighters' union, and the group was picketing the event. Vice President Joe Biden was scheduled to attend, but the White House said it would not br
Monday, we brought you protest images from a spot near a West Miami Publix, where the Coalition of Immokalee Workers staged a protest. The CIW is a farmworkers union seeking a contractual commitment from Publix to ensure fair wages and conditions for workers. So far Burger King, Taco Bell, McDonald's, Whole Foods, Bon Appetit, and others have joined the union's Campaign For Fair Food.We reached out to Publix for comment on the CIW's Florida-wide protest of the company's policies. Media and commu
