Students, CDS Workers Protest Bon Appétit
Melissa Harris, News editor
May 5, 2017
Filed under Campus News, NEWS, Recent Stories
Dining halls across campus were unusually empty Monday as hundreds boycotted Bon Appétit Management Company to stand in solidarity with Campus Dining Services staff. The protest, initiated by the Student Labor Action Coalition, aimed to push the College to separate from Bon Appétit and switch to a s...
Administrators, Unions at Odds on Cuts
Melissa Harris and Eliza Guinn
February 10, 2017
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In the aftermath of the College’s campus-wide staff buyout program, custodians, administrative assistants and Campus Dining Service workers face insecurity and have voiced concern over the continual elimination of staff positions and potential work overload. Last spring, the administration created...
CDS Workers: We’re Overworked, Disrespected
Oliver Bok, News editor
October 2, 2015
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The Lord-Saunders Dining Hall did not open for dinner on Sunday night, and some stations in Stevenson Dining Hall went unfilled. While the closures may have been nothing more than a minor inconvenience for students, they point to larger problems: severe understaffing in Campus Dining Services and...
UAW, College Gridlocked Over Contract
September 25, 2015
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The United Auto Workers, the labor union that represents facilities workers, is clashing with Oberlin College over proposed procedural changes. The College’s plan would levy a more rigid time-evaluation system onto UAW employees, which some workers say could result in unfair penalties. “If you have an as...
