In a follow-up email sent to the campus community regarding community response to the demands against outsourcing, Dr. Laura Burch stated, “Many people added further comments to the form used to collect signatures. All comments received were strongly against outsourcing. The following pages contain excerpts …
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Chloe Burdette
Custodial Staff’s Letter to the Voice in ’21 Detailing Their Mistreatment
Letter received by the Voice in Feb. 2021 details the mistreatment of the custodial staff on Wooster’s campus. Custodians at the College of Wooster used to be happy, used to love coming to work. All changed when the new management came and acted nice, …
Group of Faculty Rally C.O.W. Community Against Admin’s Outsourcing Process
Samuel Boudreau News Editor Petition divides college community as administration welcomes Creative Dining Services. Many staff members have condemned outsourcing since last 2020, when the College partnered with ABM Industries for custodial services. As Outlook’s signature notification sound hit their eardrums, The …
Letter from Faculty Members
Désirée Weber Assistant Professor of Political Science Joan S. Friedman Lincoln Professor of Religion and Professor of History The recently announced decisions to outsource the College’s dining staff and to pursue outsourcing the custodial staff raise important questions about the nature of …
Short Response Given to Concerns
Anonymous Contributing Writer It’s great! Good company with great educational/training opportunities. As for this recent “concern” from The Wooster Voice and the staff/faculty committees: Where was all your concern or Campus Dining/outsourcing in January when we first learned [of the outsourcing]? Took …