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School cafeteria employees willing to work

The president of the Association of School Lunchroom EmployeesNelly Ayala clarified that the decision to keep school canteens closed is the government and not of the employees, as it has been inferred in the country by some sectors.

“We only raise a flag, in terms of safety, since most of the employees are people over 50, some with compromised health,” explained the union leader.

Ayala said that she sent a letter to the Governor, to that effect, after the Fiscal Control Board make the request to open the dining rooms.

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Ayala stressed that the decision not to open the dining rooms was from the Government and that it is not a whim of the employees. He remembered that it is the Executive Order the one that does not consider the school cafeteria service as an essential one due to the risk of contagion that it represents, both for employees and for children, as has occurred in other jurisdictions in the United States. In addition, the leader considered the attack by some sectors to the Association as vicious and irresponsible and reiterated that they, as an organization, do not make decisions.

“Some of our employees are available, what I suggest is that strict security measures should be taken with these personnel. We have a plan with some suggestions that we are willing to discuss with the Education deparment“He added.

“It saddens and annoys me that they say that the dining room employees do not want to work and that they are being paid while they are at home when it is not true, but they forget that for the past hurricanes and earthquakes when many of the employees were in their The houses charging the dining room employees were providing food to the refugees and nobody seems to remember that. We have always been present for all emergencies, but this time they want to put us at risk and I don’t see them talking about the guarantees to avoid contagion, “he said.

Ayala said that among the suggestions is to call those employees who do not have their health compromised, to do the Covid-19 screening test for all those who come to work and that the Department (DE) provides, with other personnel, a protocol for distributing food after it has been made. He also expressed that he understands that it is not necessary to open all the school canteens that are on the Island and that a register of request for food services by municipalities must be created by telephone number and Internet link to know who and how many servings are available. they will have to make.

“School cafeteria employees have always said they are present in all emergencies and have shown it, but this time there is a serious personal safety problem that must be taken into account. Not only for the employees but also for the children who will consume these foods ”, he concluded.

Look at the interview that Metro conducted with the representative of the Union of school cafeteria employees:

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