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Leading the way to a sustainable future: One recipe at a time | Carmen
Last week, we met Carmen McRae, a Bon Appétit worker who has worked in the cafeteria at American University for 25 years. As a child, Carmen learned to cook from her mother, and is now known as the best cook in her family! In preparation for Thanksgiving, Carmen has shared with us one of her…
Meet Eddie: A BAMCO worker with a vision for a sustainable future
Just eighteen when he first began working in the cafeteria at the University of La Verne, Eduardo “Eddie” Briones has done it all, from mopping the floors to prepping and serving food. Today, after twelve years of service, he is the university’s Catering Captain, and shares his passion of preparing food for students with his…
VIDEO: Lunchroom Workers Announce Victory for Fresh Food
On May 3, Chicago lunchroom workers announced a major victory in their Let’s Cook campaign. Here is 12-year Chicago school cook Constance Hatchett at the press conference!
Chicago Lunch Workers Hit the Streets, Airwaves for Real Food!
Yesterday, over 200 lunchroom workers gathered outside the Chicago Board of Education chanting, “We want to cook! We want to cook!” The rally was held to release our new report on frozen food in Chicago’s schools. At the end, a delegation of workers attempted to deliver 1500 “Let’s Cook!” petition signatures to Chicago school officials….
Meet Chef Stu
Chef Stu works in the dining halls at Yale and is a proud member of UNITE HERE Local 35. Recently he spoke at the It Takes A Region conference hosted by the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group. He discussed his job, his local union’s longtime support of real food at Yale and conditions in the…
