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Dining's use of pre-release program with county inmates draws attenton, criticism
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The work-release program is operated through the Fairfax County Sheriff's Office in collaboration with the SkillSource Group, a local non-profit organization (CC, cliff1066
Fall for the Book Authors Back Dining Workers in Latest Ad
|Ten writers in this year’s Fall for the Book festival are lending their support to the Service Employees International Union which is currently assisting Sodexo workers in their dispute over alleged low wages and poor working conditions on the Mason campus.
Sodexo workers strike, plan rally for afternoon
|A group of George Mason University's Sodexo-employed cafeteria workers have gone on strike today in order to protest alleged unsafe working conditions in Mason's cafeterias. They intend to rally this afternoon near Mason's Fairfax campus.
Connect2Mason received a press release this morning from SEIU alerting us to an upcoming rally by Sodexo workers from Mason's cafeterias. The workers have alleged unsafe conditions, retaliation from Sodexo over demands for safe jobs, a lack of reasonable benefits and intimidation. Mason Cafeteria workers intend to hold this rally at the intersection of Braddock and Roanoke Rd today at 1:30 pm.
Connect2Mason is continuing to follow up on this story and will have more information soon.