Cleveland Laundry Workers Petition Sodexo With Overwhelming Public Support

[Omaha Steve]

http://cleanupsodexo.org/2010/09/cleveland-laundry-workers-petition-sodex.php

Ashley Wood10:53 AM - September 21, 2010 | 0 Comments

Recently Sodexo laundry workers in Cleveland delivered another petition to management calling for greater safety standards. The petition included hundreds of signatures from people who have signed on in support of the laundry workers' causes.

Employees at the Sodexo laundry facility in Cleveland report that they face high temperatures, dangerous environments, and physical exertion due to high production quotas set by management. After hearing stories about their working conditions, over 1,800 statements in support of the laundry workers came pouring in from around the country.

Rallying outside of the laundry facility, workers carried signs that displayed some of these messages, such as:

"All human beings deserve to be treated with dignity and respect."
"Sodexo's workers need to work in as safe a manner as possible."
"Sweatshops should not be a part of American society. Do for your workers what you would want any employer to do for your own children."

That evening workers testified about their low wages, expensive health insurance and dangerous safety issues at a Workers' Rights Board Meeting. The meeting's panel included Reverend Marvin McMickle, NAACP Eexcutive Director Stanley Miller and State Representative Mike Foley. Sodexo plant manager John Masso was invited, but did not show up.

FULL story and video at link.