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Food service workers at Mayo Clinic will vote next week on a proposal from the company regarding its move to outsource some 800 jobs to Morrison Healthcare later this year.
Workers represented by SEIU Healthcare Minnesota will vote Jan. 12 and 13 on the proposal, which the company offered late Tuesday evening, the union announced. SEIU noted the company’s action came after 15 bargaining sessions and two informational pickets.
“The proposal addresses most but not all of the priorities that workers have been fighting for since the outsourcing news was announced this summer,” SEIU said. “The food service workers, many with decades of experience, have been firm in their demands that these jobs remain positions that support workers, their families, and the patients and staff they serve in Rochester, Albert Lea and across Southern Minnesota.”
Mayo’s move to transfer food service to Morrison, a multinational corporation based in Atlanta, has met with resistance from workers, Rochester community members and elected officials, especially because Mayo has sought millions in taxpayer funds for its plan to become a “destination medical center.”
The union said the bargaining team will not be issuing a recommendation for how members should vote, leaving the decision to the SEIU food service workers in Rochester and Albert Lea who would be covered by any agreement.
Details of the proposal will not be public until they are shared with members starting on Monday, SEIU said.