Members of the CSEA/SEIU Local 2001 chapter that represents the Connecticut Windham Public Schools' food service workers will speak out against outsourcing food services at Board of Education public forum tonight.

The union members who provide food services in Windham's public schools are committed to providing the district's children with healthy, nutritious meals every day--while outside contractors are less accountable to the taxpayer and cut corners in food quality, nutrition and service."Our schools' cafeteria program does not need to make a profit, so we can focus exclusively on providing the best quality, nutritious meals to the kids," said Mary Jackson, manager of food services at Windham High School.

Reversing the history of poor labor-relations in this country has been a priority of SEIU for more than five years. Tonight's speak out will be the fourth time members have organized community opposition to contracting-out services to a private, for-profit corporation at a Board event since March 2009.