{"id":16473,"date":"2015-01-24T08:53:27","date_gmt":"2015-01-24T08:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=16473"},"modified":"2015-01-24T08:53:27","modified_gmt":"2015-01-24T08:53:27","slug":"vialet-wants-cafeteria-workers-to-become-full-time-employees-calls-denial-an-injustice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=16473","title":{"rendered":"Vialet Wants Cafeteria Workers To Become Full-Time Employees, Calls Denial &#8216;An Injustice&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Freshman Sen. Kurt Vialet is calling on the Department of Education&#8217;s (DOE) Commissioner-designee Sharon McCollum, PhD and on Governor Kenneth Mapp to set in place the necessary reform to\u00a0make school cafeteria workers full-time employees.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>According to Vialet, a former educator, cafeteria workers are hard-working employees who deserve the same treatment as other DOE employees.<\/p>\n<p>A press release issued by\u00a0the senator&#8217;s office outlined a number of reasons why cafeteria workers,\u00a0who clock 6.5 hours a day, at minimum wage, and are denied\u00a0the 1.5 hours that would qualify them as full-time employees, should receive salaried pay. Among them:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>being &#8220;forced to go without pay during the summer and Christmas vacations&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Serving meals to more than 2,000 students per day<\/li>\n<li>Navigating extreme temperatures in the kitchen, as well as managing kitchen activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cafeteria workers are currently Per Diem employees.<\/p>\n<p>In light of the reasons listed, Vialet said he is &#8220;therefore calling on\u00a0Commissioner-designee Sharon McCollum, PhD and Governor Kenneth Mapp to designate these per diem\/part-time employees as full-time employees who receive health insurance and retirement benefits.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Vialet, the top vote-getter in the 2014 General Election, added, &#8220;These employees need 1.5 [more] hours per day to be considered full-time employees. Furthermore, GERS can definitely benefit from additional contributing members.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Like other DOE employees who may\u00a0require medical attention, Vialet said cafeteria workers are also &#8220;prone to injury [and] thus are in dire need of health insurance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In concluding his call for fair treatment for the employees, Vialet said the cafeteria worker&#8217;s position is reimbursed by the federal government, so DOE should not experience a significant impact on its budget.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Please put an end to this injustice,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Freshman Sen. 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