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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


There are currently over 100 workers employed at the center who may be displaced when construction begins.

NU dining workers’ union petition for job security for Allen Center employees

October 8, 2024

A petition released by UNITE HERE Local 1, the union representing service workers at Northwestern, gained traction this week in support of employees who will lose their jobs at the Kellogg School of Management’s...

Negotiations between UNITE HERE Local 1 and Compass Group have been ongoing since the workers’ previous near three-year contract expired at the end of August.

NU dining workers demand new contract benefits as negotiations begin

September 24, 2024

Crowds of NU’s dining workers rallied at The Arch Tuesday to demand new contract benefits as the union begins negotiations with Compass Group, the University’s food service provider. Huddled under...

At around 3 p.m., more than 100 protesters gathered around The Rock.

Activist groups seek to show admitted students ‘real’ NU with protests across campus for divestment, support for Palestinians

April 15, 2024

Newly admitted Northwestern students visiting the University for Wildcat Days experienced a different dining experience at Sargent Hall and Allison Hall midday Monday. Though the lines to enter each poured...

A dining hall staff member restocks a tray of food in Allison Dining Hall.

NU Dining wins FARE’s Best Campus Dining award

April 8, 2024

Northwestern won Food Allergy Research & Education’s 2024 Best Campus Dining Award, Compass Group announced Thursday. Compass Group, NU’s food service provider, said in a news release that the...

Protesters gathered around Sargent Hall, holding up signs that read “We demand justice for workers,” “Compass, realign your morals” and “Hold Compass accountable.”

SOLR-led walkout at Sargent Hall demands better conditions, adequate pay for Compass workers

February 27, 2024

More than 70 students gathered outside of Sargent Dining Hall in a Tuesday walkout to demand better working conditions for service workers contracted by Compass Group, NU’s food service contractor.  Students...

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