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The Daily Northwestern

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


A group of protestors holding signs cross Sheridan Rd.

SOLR marches with Compass workers and Local 1, calls for fair wages and COVID-19 concessions

June 15, 2021

Students Organizing for Labor Rights marched alongside Compass Group workers and their union representative organization UNITE HERE Local 1 during a Memorial Day rally calling for expanded workers’ rights. Around...

Northwestern dining workers. The vast majority of dining hall workers laid off at the beginning of the quarter are now being re-hired, per a press release.

Northwestern dining workers denied extension on health insurance, COVID-19 safety protections amid mass layoffs

September 6, 2020

Compass Group, Northwestern’s food service provider, had the opportunity to extend health and safety protections to its dining workers before the start of the academic year but chose not to. This month,...

Students gather before marching to Sodexo administrative offices in solidarity with NU’s food service workers in November 2015. Students have again organized in support of food service workers as the University prepares for a transition to Compass Group North America.

Food provider change prompts concerns, student support for workers

April 16, 2018

Veronica Reyes has worked at Northwestern for eight years. Posted at the entrance of Foster-Walker West dining hall, she greets students and asks about their day. Even when she has a bad start to her own...

Foster Walker West Dining Hall. Compass Group will service all residential and retail dining operations starting this fall.

Northwestern to begin partnership with new food service provider in fall

April 15, 2018

Northwestern announced Friday a new partnership with one of the largest food service management companies in the United States, ending long-standing relationships with two other leading providers. Compass...

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