Southern dismisses 94 maintenance workers; hires company to manage

Hire the world first and forget about hiring believers? Don't take care of those of the househoild of faith first. Just another way the SBC is continuing to forget about obedience to scripture and putting money first. Just another example of its hypocrisy.

Gal 6:10, "So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith."

From www.abpnews.net

March 15, 2005

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) - In order to put more resources into
theological education, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary has
dismissed all of its maintenance workers and hired an international
facilities-management company to take over their duties.
According to the Louisville Courier-Journal, Seminary spokesman
Lawrence Smith said the move would probably save the school money, but
that was not the reason for the change. "We want to put as many
resources as possible into theological education," he was reported as
saying. "Our job is not facilities management."
The seminary told the 94 employees, which include 26 part-time
workers, their jobs would end March 31, but that they could apply to
work for the new company. Sodexho, based in Gaithersburg, Md., manages
facilities and food services throughout North America, which include
more than 900 institutions of higher education. It has more than 120,000
employees.
The dismissed workers are responsible for such work as cleaning,
groundskeeping, painting, plumbing, carpentry and the maintenance of
heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems. Some have been at the
seminary as long as 20 years.
Employees were upset by the news, according to reports. There are
couples losing their jobs, as well as others who provide the sole
support for their families. Four of the employees are international
students, whose employment options are limited because they are here on
student visas. Smith said the seminary and Sodexho are investigating
legal questions about their employment.