Editor’s note: Some interviews in this story were conducted with the help of a translator. Responses originally stated in Spanish have been translated to English.
Nine months into a protracted contract dispute, about 30 Northwestern dining, hospitality and food service workers employed by Compass Group picketed Friday morning by The Arch and alleged Compass retaliated against striking workers.
Since Aug. 31, about 500 NU workers employed by Compass have worked without a contract. The workers, represented by union UNITE HERE Local 1, went on strike March 10. The strike lasted 12 days, but has been paused since Spring Break in hopes that Compass would come to the bargaining table.
However, UNITE HERE Local 1 Communications Director Sarah Lyons said the negotiations have not been productive. Instead, she said, Compass bargained “in bad faith” and threatened and punished workers who participated in the March strike.
“That is the reason why we’re out here today: to call Compass to follow the law and to settle a fair contract,” Lyons said.
The workers held a second picket Friday afternoon, also at The Arch, to bring attention to the alleged labor law violations. Compass employees continued to work Friday, as the pickets consisted of employees who did not have shifts at that time.
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