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School Cafeterias Could Face Food Shortages as Suppliers Halt Deliveries Over Unpaid Education Department Bills
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School Cafeterias Could Face Food Shortages as Suppliers Halt Deliveries Over Unpaid Education Department Bills
via Metro PR
School cafeterias in Puerto Rico could begin to face food supply problems starting Wednesday after several suppliers halted deliveries over payments the Department of Education owes them, according to complaints made to Telemundo's program Rayos X.
Union: Puerto Rico School Cafeteria Workers Buying Food With Own Money Amid Supply Shortages
via Telemundo PR
The UAW Local 2396 union, representing public school cafeteria employees, denounced serious problems in food distribution to school cafeterias, saying workers have had to borrow products from other schools and even spend their own money to prepare meals for…
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