White House task force recommends making school cafeteria jobs full-time, in response to ongoing staff shortages
School cafeterias across the country are facing staff shortages, making it harder to carry out their breakfast and lunch operations, and stretching nutrition teams thin. One possible solution? Business Insider reports that the federal government could have an impact by making school food jobs significantly more appealing to workers. That’s according to a new White House task force report on worker empowerment. The report suggests that the Department of Agriculture, which administers nutrition programs, explore the idea of requiring its school partners to hire cafeteria workers on a full-time basis. Doing so would not only make the jobs—which are typically low-paid and part-time—more attractive to workers, but also encourage unionization in the sector. —Jessica Fu
