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Coercion and Interrogation in Ohio -- That's So SodexoAccording to a complaint filed by the federal government, Sodexo Human Resources director Elaine Stewart and three other Sodexo supervisors interfered with and coerced workers in Columbus, OH over protected union activity.
Speaking Out
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Video: Avery Bizzell, Morehouse College Student: "Positive change is coming..."
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Mary Yanik, University of Maryland student: "The struggle of Sodexo workers is a student issue."
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Video: Terasia Bradford, Ohio State student: "The status quo has got to change..."
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Billy Pippins, Sodexo Laundry Worker: "Management knows these quotas are hard to meet..."
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Bessie Turpin, Cleveland Laundry Worker: "We're pressured by management to cut corners..."
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Anton Spencer, Cleveland Laundry Worker: "I have not felt that we have been properly trained..."
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George Lang, Pittsburgh Laundry Worker: "There were major safety issues..."
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Louis Marlon Jr., Buffalo Laundry Worker: "Safety should be at the top of the list..."
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Gaynell Jones, Cleveland Laundry Worker: "No one should have to work in these types of conditions."
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Vance Wyatt, Concordia University Student: "I want the workers to know that Concordia students support them."
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Paul Williams, Ohio State Worker: "I have to choose between buying food... or having money for my son."
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Elaine Carswell, Unison Worker: "Now it's Up to Me to Make This Experience Count."
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Sandy Dailey, Sodexo Food Service Worker, Ohio State University: "You'd Think if You Show Your Dedication..."
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Marcia Snell, Sodexo Stadium Worker, Ohio State University: "It's Time for a Union."
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Sara Snell, Sodexo Stadium Worker at Ohio State University: "I Want Better for My Kids."
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Marta Zelaya, Sodexo Cook: "We Deserve Medical Attention When We Do Get Injured on the Job."
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Maria Isabel Grijalva, Sodexo Custodian: "We Don't Feel our Employer Treats the Injuries Seriously."
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LaShean Dean, Sodexo Laundry Worker: "Laundries Can Be Dangerous."
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Joyce Bradley, Tulane Worker: After all of Those Years...They Didn't Even Have the Respect."
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Khayyam Qidwai, Ohio State Student: It's "One Struggle" For Workers and Students.
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Ryan Smith, Clark University Student: "Workers aren't asking for crazy things."
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Krystal Johnson: "I want respect at work."
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Lige English: "The Community Always Benefits When its People are Paid a Fair Price."
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Genevieve Repsher: "It is My Dream That My Son Makes it to College."
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Juan Salazar: "I want Sodexo to see the whole picture."
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Brenda Espinoza: "If we don't help each other, we're never going to go anywhere."
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Leslie Williams: "I look at these babies as if they are my own."
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Marsha Davis: "Food service workers, parents, teachers, principals, we all need to communicate."
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Melanie Discher: "I want Sodexo to have a good national lunch program."