19 Arrested in Act of Peaceful Civil Disobedience Protesting Mistreatment of Sodexo Workers on Campus

COLUMBUS, OHIO—In response to rampant mistreatment reported by campus service workers of food service contractor Sodexo, more than 200 Ohio State University students, community members, and service workers marched and rallied on OSU’s campus Thursday. The march ended in an act of civil disobedience when workers and students sat down and blocked traffic on N High Street. 19 students and workers were arrested by Columbus Police. Sodexo employees at OSU’s facilities are paid poverty wages and most have no access to affordable health care.

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