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Union’s complaint against Norwalk school’s custodial outsourcing recommended for dismissal
NORWALK, Conn. – A complaint regarding the outsourcing of Norwalk schools’ custodial services has been recommended for dismissal. “(Connecticut Department of Labor) Agent Katherine Foley is recommending dismissal of the union’s complaint against the Board re: the outsourcing of custodial work. She relied upon the analysis and recommendation contained in assistant labor agent Santana’s report…
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Rowayton school custodial services outsourced, joins Jefferson, Columbus and Silvermine
NORWALK, Conn. – A fourth Norwalk elementary school is saying good-bye to its in-house custodial staff and hello to employees of contractor United Services. In an email sent shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday by the Rowayton School PTA addressed to school staff, parents and guardians, it was announced that United Services “will assume the role…
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For the record: Officials answer questions, rebut assertions
NORWALK, Conn. – Sometimes our readers ask questions that deserve a bit more visibility than a simple response in the comments section. And sometimes statements are made that are just plain wrong. What follows in an attempt to address some of those questions and comments with information from the source and facts gleaned from official…
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Norwalk BoE approves custodian outsourcing, 4 to 3
NORWALK, Conn. – A move to outsource custodial work at two Norwalk schools was approved Tuesday despite skepticism expressed by some Board of Education members about the need to save the city money when the schools have a $2.9 million surplus for the last fiscal year.
