Union wins right to expired food

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14 Jun 2012, 12:04 pm

After so many painful defeats for unionized workers over the years, it is nice finally to read about a union actually scoring a victory.

http://sharonherald.com/local/x15706215 ... -over-eats

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Union, board settle beef over eats

By Joy Leiker Herald Staff Writer

SHARPSVILLE —

Union workers in the Sharpsville Area School District cafeteria were the victors in a dispute with the school over what they could, and could not eat.

Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees filed the grievance in 2011, according to the settlement which was approved by a unanimous vote of the school board May 21.

The board’s solicitor Bob Tesone approved the release of a copy of the three-page resolution this week following an earlier request by The Herald.

The grievance was based on the allegation that the school district “violated established past practice” in charging cafeteria workers for food or drinks that couldn’t be sold or consumed by students. These items would include food or drinks with expired dates or foods that had been reheated, none of which can be served to students according to safe food regulations.

But according to the settlement, cafeteria employees indeed can eat and drink those expired or reheated items – at their own risk. And they don’t have to pay for them.

The items cannot be sold or given to any other party, the agreement says.

AFSCME members working in the cafeteria however must pay for any other á la carte items they consume.

The settlement was negotiated by Superintendent Mark Ferrara and board President Bill Henwood on behalf of the district, and by local representative Bob Calvin and AFSCME President Tammy Scott on behalf of the union employees.

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14 Jun 2012, 12:19 pm

Not much of a victory

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14 Jun 2012, 12:46 pm

Well, why not? It's just going to go to waste.

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14 Jun 2012, 12:54 pm

snapcap wrote:

Well, why not? It's just going to go to waste.

It's expired food :lol:

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14 Jun 2012, 12:58 pm

Joker wrote:

snapcap wrote:

Well, why not? It's just going to go to waste.

It's expired food :lol:

It may be small, compared to what our unionized ancestors won for us a century ago (e.g., 8-hour work day, an end to child labour, two weeks of paid vacation, weekends off, some health and safety problems addressed, social security retirement).

But, these days, a victory is still a victory, and we should all cherish it and rejoice.

Yum! Expired school cafeteria food! And, it is FREE!! !

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14 Jun 2012, 1:01 pm

Never was a fan of the unions.

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14 Jun 2012, 1:01 pm

I don't like seeing food go to waste, especially with prices inflating like they are.

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14 Jun 2012, 1:03 pm

True but their might not be many people willing to eat expired food.

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14 Jun 2012, 1:05 pm

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True but their might not be many people willing to eat expired food.

Don't be so sure. Discount bread stores are essentially sellers of stale products.

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14 Jun 2012, 1:13 pm

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Joker wrote:

True but their might not be many people willing to eat expired food.

Don't be so sure. Discount bread stores are essentially sellers of stale products.

Expired food is not very good for ya.

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14 Jun 2012, 1:15 pm

The cafeteria workers could end up cooking more and better food, just so that there would be more and better expired food for them to eat.

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14 Jun 2012, 1:16 pm

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Never was a fan of the unions.

Why?

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14 Jun 2012, 1:17 pm

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Joker wrote:

Never was a fan of the unions.

Why?

I'm from the south we never support the unions

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14 Jun 2012, 1:41 pm

I imagine the school used this as way to raise revenue but I doubt it ever really brought in much because who wants to pay for expired school cafeteria food?

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14 Jun 2012, 1:57 pm

Joker wrote:

True but their might not be many people willing to eat expired food.

Expired food is still edible. The date is set way before anything bad happens, because this way, the producer is safe if anything happens.

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14 Jun 2012, 1:57 pm

Joker wrote:

ArrantPariah wrote:

Joker wrote:

Never was a fan of the unions.

Why?

I'm from the south we never support the unions

Good for you. /sarcasm

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