Something good is cooking in campus cafeterias, and the recipe
includes happier staffs. From school kitchens in Berkeley to
community college taquerías in San Diego, classified AFT locals
are raising wages and winning full-time status for food service
employees.
Big changes in Berkeley schools began when food service workers
affiliated with AFT Local 6192, the Berkeley Council of
Classified Employees. Before the change in 2012, Local President
Paula Phillips said, managers used to warn workers not to miss
work during the holidays.
