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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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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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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.

Operations

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.

Operations

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.

Steal This Idea

Networking scavenger hunt

May 11, 2015

I brought three of my chefs with me to MenuDirections 2015 and gave each of them a list of brain-healthy foods and ingredients to find at the conference, along with certain people they would have to talk with to find out more about the foods.

People

Colleen Brewer

May 11, 2015

Colleen Brewer has made a difference at Sodexo by creating a safety video, promoting social media and developing a plan to increase revenue.

Workforce

Meet 2015 Silver Plate winner Edward Sirhal

May 11, 2015

Over the past 23 years, Edward Sirhal has aimed to help the foodservice management company where he began his career, elevate the perception of corporate dining, one client at a time.

Operations

Board alleges cafeteria union negotiated in bad faith

May 11, 2015

Faced with an outsourcing decision, one Connecticut school board filed a complaint with the state’s Board of Labor Relations alleging the cafeteria workers union negotiated a tentative agreement in bad faith.

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.

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