Consequences of workforce planning leave facilities staff exhausted, waiting for change
October 31, 2019
Catalyzed in part by last year's workforce planning process, some facilities staff members reached out to a union representative over the summer about organizing.
A team of independent contractors began cleaning nearly all of the small residential spaces on campus on Oct. 14. This shift came as a result of ongoing custodial staff shortages.
In their annual announcement of objectives for the year, the Community Council identified “installing a living wage for all workers campus-wide” as of primary importance for their faculty and staff...
