followed, echoing the prior statement’s contention that the “free and open communication that is a hallmark of Colectivo would suffer [with a union]” and that “fun, camaraderie, and flexibility in our jobs — yours, ours, everyone that we work with — would be replaced by contracts and boundary lines.”
Worker concerns include gaps in communication between the staff and ownership, but efforts to keep customers and employees safe from COVID-19 are especially pressing, says Muellner. She wants the company to mandate employee coronavirus testing, as she says testing is currently optional and those waiting for a result can choose to stay home or come in to work.lists health and safety policies
, stating that management is “asking” employees to stay home if they are sick, that staff temperatures are taken prior to the start of a shift, and those with a fever of 100.4 degrees or higher will be sent home. The policies also note that if an employee tests positive for the virus, colleagues who were in direct contact with them have the option to continue working, as long as they. In Muellner’s view, these precautions do little to protect employees and customers.
“If someone is positive, it not being a requirement to get tested means an outbreak could happen without being traceable,” she says. “Someone might have it with mild or no symptoms. There are a lot of pitfalls with that system — not just for us, but for the general public.” Other local restaurant leaders have also been criticized for their handling of worker health and safety during the pandemic: management at Bucktown restaurant
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