Union members OK Mayo proposal

Union leaders suggest situation has caused long-term damage


SEIU Healthcare Minnesota have officially approved Mayo Clinic's proposal for food service workers, but union leaders suggest the situation has caused long-term damage, according to an article on the Post-Bulletin website.

 

Two union votes were approved that end a conflict that began when Mayo announced plans to outsource its food service department to Morrison Healthcare.

 

The first vote saw 500 dietary workers approve Mayo's proposal that provided a financial bridge through the end of 2017. The second vote granted dietary workers a four-month window of "super seniority" for consideration of returning to jobs at Mayo. 

 

"Dietary workers who approved this agreement are still upset that Mayo made this decision (to outsource)," a union official said. "They continue to feel that they've been thrown under the bus so Mayo can make more profits.

 

 

Read the article.

 

 

 

 



February 7, 2017


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