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Texas A&M Forcing 1600 Workers to Resign, Reapply with Privatized North Carolina Firm


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In June, the Texas A&M University System announced it would outsource 1,647 jobs from its building maintenance, landscaping and dining services to North Carolina-based Compass Group USA. The university believes it will gain $260 million in revenue to “recruit, pay, and retain faculty and researchers.” The move has left the support staff feeling jilted, despite the fact that most will keep their jobs.
“Texas A&M has one of the finest business schools in the country, and yet we can’t figure out how to in-house