Princeton school foodservice employees strike

PRINCETON, N.J. — Cafeteria workers in the Princeton Public Schools are striking today to protest employer Nutri-Serve’s unilateral change of terms of employment that workers say included a slashing wages and benefits.

The strike involves 20 workers at six public schools.Workers say the strike is a last resort after attempts to negotiate new employment terms failed.

The strike began at 6:30 a.m. and will continue all day. Workers will join together for a rally at 10 a.m. in front of Princeton High School.

Nutri-Serve Management won the contract to manage the district’s food service program in June. One of the reasons the company was chosen was because it serves healthier food, something several parents lobbied for.

The cafeteria workers say they were told that they would continue working for the district, but they weren’t informed that their working terms and conditions would be changed.