Report shows food sector workers treated poorly, lack living wages and benefits

[southernyankeebelle]

1. Well my son pays over $400 dollars a month for health insurance and it isn't even a good

health insurance. He has a family of 4. He has been with the company for many, many years. He is the fastest cook they have and the best cook. He has done all the jobs except working at the bar. They even put him in a supervisor position. He has trained other cooks to where they have moved up to be managers in other places. The store finally got another manager who supervisors his area. My son wanted to move to another store because he is so tired of the abuse they use on him. Finally this new supervisor gave him a new position in the store and was pretty pissed at the manager and assistant manager because they should of been helping him to move up. He felt they should of helped him to study for the test. He isn't a good test taker but he knows the jobs they do and does it very well. He and all the cooks don't have sick leave. That is terrible. He use to have 2 weeks paid vacation however, they took that away from all the employees. They get one week vacation time now and must work 40 hrs per week for so many months. I will tell you there are times he goes to work at 7 am and works till closing time at 10:00 pm. They are doubles. It tires him out on his feet all day and night. He does it because he has a family like many of them have. He works as much as they will let him work. It is back breaking. It is also stressful. There were times he was ill but went to work. He was in the hospital for a virus for almost a week. He was very sick. When he got out he went back before he should have because he needed the money. You do what you have to do. He could get some food stamps but he won't do that.