A vote will be held toward the end of this month deciding the fate of MPI as employees are split between choosing whether to allow a labor union to take over the business or give Monomoy, an investment firm, a chance to improve conditions. Monomoy purchased the business in January and while some employees feel they deserve more time to improve upon MPI, others feel a union should step in and bring fairer conditions to the table.
Glenda Stacy, spokesperson for a collected group of protesters who gathered outside of USA Cafe in Knox yesterday afternoon, says they are against the idea of the union stepping in. She thinks it would be detrimental to the company and feels Monomoy deserves a chance to prove themselves, and says their owner has already made some positive changes.
