Fast-food chain agrees to deal paying 1.5 cents more per pound of 
tomatoes it buys from Florida growers with the money going to farm 
workers.<br><br>MIAMI (AP) -- A farm worker advocacy group and Burger 
King are said to have agreed on a deal to help improve wages and 
conditions for Florida tomato pickers.<br><br>An aide to U.S. Senator 
Bernie Sanders who held a hearing on the case announced the deal Friday.
 The aide, Michael Briggs, said the two sides planned to announce the 
deal later today.<br><br>Briggs says the Miami-based fast-food chain 
will pay 1.5 cents more per pound of tomatoes it buys from Florida 
growers, with the money passed to the workers.<br><br>He says the farm 
worker's group known as the Coalition of Immokalee Workers says that 
would roughly double what workers earn while picking.<br><br>McDonald's 
(MCD, Fortune 500) and Taco Bell owner Yum Brands (YUM, Fortune 500) 
have similar deals. But they have faced resistance from growers.<br>