Workers rehired at lower wages
Source: By NATALIA E. ARBULĂ, The Republican (MA), Saturday, August 26, 2006
SPRINGFIELD - Sodexho School Services, the private company chosen to run the school district's food services program, has hired 224 former cafeteria workers. But the hourly wages offered to employees are significantly lower than what they would have made this school year under a negotiated contract with the city, said Judy R. Ceravolo, president of the Springfield Cafeteria Workers Association.
Employees stand to gain up to 75 cents an hour or lose anywhere from 90 cents to $3.50 an hour with Sodexho depending on their position.