Editorial: Held hostage by Chartwells

Source: Retriever Weekly at the University of Maryland, Tuesday September 30, 2008

At the end of last year the hoopla surrounding the new food contract made Chartwells sound like the second coming of Christ. However, when Chartwells took over during the summer, complaints started to surface about the price and quality of food. When students returned to school the cries grew louder; as meal plans became more limiting and out-of-pocket expenses started creeping higher, the complaints increased.

..... The revamp of the dining hall will also be interesting as the price of entry has increased but the quality of the food is still the same as it was in Sodexho days. Even the layout is still essentially unchanged. The entrance was moved but the flow of traffic is still convoluted and confusing.

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Healing Together: The Labor-Management Partnership at Kaiser Permanente

by Thomas A. Kochan; Adrienne E. Eaton; Robert B. McKersie; Paul S. Adler



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