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Aramark faces trouble at Phillies & Penguins Stadiums
On Septemember 18, Aramark workers at Citizens Bank Park voted 515 to 275 to reject the company's final contract offer, setting the stage for a public dispute just as the Phillies clinched the NL East.On September 19, Aramark workers at Consol Energy Center voted 273 to 28 to reject Aramark's contract offer, just as the Pittsburgh Penguins season begins on September 21. The disputes center around three issues: wages, benefits, and opportunity to work. (Click here to read the press release.)
"When I started out here, I didn't have kids and I could find a second job. Now I have kids to support and finding work is harder than ever because of the recession," said Briheem Douglas, a concessions worker. "Working at Citizens Bank Park isn't just a side job for me. I depend on the wages I earn to support my family."
"When we have a long homestand Aramark won't let me work every game. I lose a full game's worth of tips, which adds up," said Denise Pane, a suites attendant at CBP. "I love serving the fans of the greatest team on the planet, and I'm standing up for a contract that lets me work every game."
"Last year I worked more, but I earned less than the year before. And now Aramark wants to cut our gratuity, which means each worker would lose an estimated $1,500 a year. Aramark can do better," said Jay Szewczyk, suite attendant at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh.
Click here to tell Aramark to treat its workers fairly at Citizens Bank Park!
UNITE HERE Local 274
“We are standing together so we can speak up, take a stand, and band together to have one united union.”
- Reggie Ringgold, Stand Manager at Lincoln
Financial Field and Citizens Bank Park
UNITE HERE Local 274 represents 4,000 private sector hotel and food service workers. We work at the stadiums, universities, cafeterias, and hotels throughout the Philadelphia region. We are the Union that welcomes you to Philadelphia.
UNITE HERE Local 274 members are standing up for fair wages, affordable health care, and respect on the job. We are building a strong, democratic, member-driven Union.
Recently, Radisson Warwick workers have been standing up to management to fight cutbacks and defend their seniority. Stadium workers have come together across three workplaces to force Aramark to respect their contract.
Local 274 is an independent affiliate of UNITE HERE, the national food service and hospitality Union. UNITE HERE members join together in national campaigns, including Hotel Workers Rising and Stir It Up, to raise standards across our industries.
UNITE HERE Local 274 produces a regular newsletter.
It’s time for change. It’s Philly’s turn!