MAY 2, 2022 — ARAMARK CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A UNION PROBLEM
The Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center located in Washington, D.C. is scheduled to be transitioned from a hotel to an interim student housing complex while a new student housing complex is under construction.
The hotel, serviced by Aramark, is set to lay off all its hotel employees without termination or severance pay by June 30, 2022. Aramark’s other university contracts are unaffected.
An agreement between the hotel and the workers’ union has resulted in only managers and supervisors receiving severance pay, neglecting other employees who served quarantining students during the COVID lockdown.
There is little or no doubt that the unionized rank and file were screwed during the union’s (Unite23 labor union based in Washington, D.C.) negotiations.
Employees were expendable … “When asking the union for help getting a severance, employees were told that the union cannot do anything to help, citing the pandemic as a reason why compensation cannot be given. The union noted their negotiations were responsible for the decision to give some managers severance pay.”
AUGUST 13, 2021 — Original post…
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Aramark Corporation, a business process outsourcer providing food service, janitorial, uniform, and management services on a contractual basis, has announced the layoff of approximately 402 service workers in Portland, Oregon due to contract expirations.
Included are 214 employees at the Oregon Convention Center, 88 employees at the Oregon Zoo, 55 employees at Portland'5 Centers for the Arts, and 45 employees at the Portland Metro Exhibition Center.
Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?
