A proposal to subcontract out food service workers at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC was recently defeated by 1199SEIU members. Medstar, the operator of the hospital, told workers that it intended to subcontract the entire dietary department to the operator that was already managing part of the area.

But the members came together to oppose the plan, and voiced their concerns to management about plan and the proposed subcontractor. Within just three days, workers received a letter from management saying that the subcontracting deal was off and that they were going to refocus efforts to improve the kitchen. Read more at the 1199SEIU News Center.