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Article

15 May 2008

Author:
L. M. Sixel, Houston Chronicle [USA]

Employees protest Aramark practices [USA]

Aramark employees…protest[ed] what they describe as low wages, unaffordable health insurance and off-the-clock work assignments…The SEIU [Service Employees International Union] is seeking a nationwide card check neutrality agreement, which typically allows a union to organize workers at specific sites...But negotiations have been "going horribly," said Dan Schlademan...for SEIU...Elena Chavez…said she and her co-workers can't afford to buy Aramark's health insurance…Conditions are rough, too…[S]he starts working at 5 a.m. but often doesn't get a lunch break until after 2 p.m…[Other Aramark employees] said they're forced to work off the clock…"We're not aware of any issues like what you describe, and they would be completely against our policy and training for our managers," according to [Aramark spokeswoman]…"We'd encourage any employees with these complaints to contact us directly so that we can investigate the situation."