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...Workers are really unhappy with [the proposed policy],” said James A. Woolman, a first-year in the MPP program. “Many of them can’t speak English at all and many of them are complaining because when they were hired, they were asked if they could speak English and they said, ‘No.’ [Sodexho] knew that when they hired them...
...Woolman was concerned that students would not be able to monitor the fallout of the policy...
...There would be no way to monitor if people were getting laid off or their hours cut because of the policy because [Sodexho is] a non-union shop,” Woolman said...
...seems like a control thing for management,” Woolman said. “When students expressed concerns, they said that it was a safety issue but the only people they are making comfortable are the managers, and they are doing it at the expense of all the workers...
...Woolman and Rangel said many of the workers converse with students in Spanish or Portuguese, and after the meeting on Monday, Raffo issued a letter that told staff to “feel free to respond and converse” with students who begin conversations in languages other than English...