Students protest Sodexo actions (Maroon)

Following the firing of Terry Shelly, a vocal proponent of unionization and Sodexo worker, students and workers rallied together to let Sodexo know that their actions were unacceptable.  The Maroon reports...

Students protest Sodexo actions

The Loyola Maroon

By PRECIOUS ESIE Assistant News Editor

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Following the termination of Terry Shelly, a former Orleans Room worker, students rallied Feb. 22 to send demands to Sodexo management.

On Feb. 22, 27 students and several Loyola University Sodexo employees gathered at the post office loading dock and walked into the Danna Center, through the St. Charles Room and into the Loyola Dining Services office to speak with Sodexo management and to submit a letter concerning the termination of Shelly and the recognition of the workers’ union.

The letter stated that Shelly’s termination “resulted from a lack of communication of current Sodexo policies” and requested that Shelly’s “unjust termination is remedied immediately.” In the letter, students demanded Sodexo reinstate Shelly’s job, issue an apology to Shelly and give Shelly back pay. ... (Continued)

Letter to Sodexo taped to their office door

Students supporting Terry Shelly (T is for TERRY)