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School district employees in Austin, Texas, ask for $21 wage

 May 20, 2015

Cafeteria workers say they cannot afford to live in Austin on the hourly wages they are paid and petitioned the school board to increase wages to $21 an hour.

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Cafeteria-workers union negotiates pay raise

 May 20, 2015

Under the new contract, part-time cafeteria employees employed by the Philadelphia School District would get an increase in pay, going from $10.88 to a $12.67 hourly wage.

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Pennsylvania school board reaches deal with foodservice staff

May 18, 2015

The tentative deal allows district officials to meet their foodservice goals without having to outsource cafeteria operations.

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Consultant: Schools could save money without Sodexo

May 15, 2015

A Connecticut board of education received an auditor’s report saying it could be cheaper to hire its own facilities management staff rather than continue a contract with Sodexo.

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Facebook raises minimum pay for cafeteria workers to $15 per hour

May 15, 2015

Facebook raised wages for contract workers—such as cafeteria staff and janitors—to a minimum of $15 per hour, amid rising tension over the wage gap between the technology sector’s elite and lower-paid workers.

People

Confessions of John Andrews

May 11, 2015

The culinary services director for Ohio Presbyterian Retirement Services in Columbus, Ohio, loves muscle cars and Clint Eastwood, and he believes that not everything is better with bacon.

Workforce

Meet 2015 Silver Plate winner Mary Arlinda Hill

May 11, 2015

For Mary Arlinda Hill, the drive to improve the well-being of her students, 90 percent of whom qualify for free or reduced-price meals, is personal.

Workforce

Meet 2015 Silver Plate winner Nona Golledge

May 11, 2015

Asked to name her greatest achievement, Nona Golledge singles out guiding Kansas University Dining through a university-mandated merger of the residential dining and retail-catering departments.

Operations

Aramark outsourcing positive for some, others lose jobs

May 11, 2015

An Arkansas school district has outsourced food services to Aramark, which promises to hire all child nutrition employees with raises and bonuses. However, the foodservice director and foodservice bookkeeper are out.

People

Brittany Temkin

May 11, 2015

Brittany Temkin has made a difference at Princeton Food Management Associates by taking on her first management position, becoming skilled at product ordering with minimal training and increasing lunch participation.

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