On the topic of Dole Food, this is old news, but troubling to me nonetheless. Dole essentially made this an issue of cost containment. I’ve referred to a similar incident involving Walmart years ago when meat packers attempted to organize in Canada.
DOLE FOOD COMPANY ANNOUNCES RESTRUCTURING OF ITS FRESH FLOWER BUSINESS [Dole press release 2006/10/12]
Colombia Flower Industry Faces Shocks [WaPo 2006/10/18]