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)

Maroon reports on unionization efforts

Finally the campaign for workers' rights at Loyola has hit the Maroon.  Read the articles below!

State of the Union
The Loyola Maroon

By PRECIOUS ESIE Assistant News Editor

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Loyola University’s Sodexo workers are trying to form a union to ensure a “shield of protection” for their jobs.

Sodexo, Loyola’s food service provider for over 20 years, is one of the world’s largest catering and facilities management companies. Not only do some employees on campus say they believe some of the company’s practices are unfair, but also employees across the nation.

Some American workers protested the staff policy  Jan. 25 at the company’s annual, general meeting in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, a suburb of Paris.

Several Loyola workers said they believe forming a union is the best option to secure their jobs and guarantee better treatment...  (Continued)

The paper also ran an article about Terry Shelly's termination

Employee says union caused termination
The Loyola Maroon

By CRAIG MALVEAUX Senior Staff Writer

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Terry Shelly, a former Sodexo cashier in the Orleans Room, said Sodexo terminated her from her job on grounds of “theft,” but she says the reason for her firing is only a cover-up.

Shelly said that about two weeks ago, she allowed a Loyola University Police Department officer and two young men to enter the cafeteria without paying for their meals. She doesn’t deny what happened, but instead said her supervisors are unreasonably singling her out because of her role in trying to unionize dining employees, which she feels led to her termination.

 “I think I’m a target because of my role in the union,” she said. “When I first walked in the office that day, the first thing they commented was the union. They know I’m a strong person and that the students like me.”...   (CONTINUED)