The only hit this week at Dodger Stadium will be in the striker box. Stadium employees agreed to continue negotiating a new contract and not to interrupt the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
The strike of workers seeking better wages, benefits and other safeguards was overwhelming earlier this week. About 99% of Unite Here Local 11 workers have authorized a strike at any given time. As such, the first All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium since 1980 is in jeopardy, starting with today’s Futures and continuing until Tuesday night’s All-Star Game.
Concessions at the stadium are managed by Levy Restaurants. Negotiations are ongoing, but workers say they will not go on strike in the coming days.
“Local 11 here and Compass/Levy at Dodger Stadium made significant progress in our contract negotiations this week,” the union said in a statement. “On that basis, Local 11 has agreed not to strike during the All-Star Game and related events.”
“Both sides look forward to a successful All-Star Game and ongoing negotiations.”
Levy employs approximately 1,500 servers, bartenders, suite attendants, cooks, and dishwashers at Dodger Stadium.
If a strike occurs, the Major League Baseball Players Association. may have refused to cross the strike line. They issued a statement of support for the workers.
“The MLPBA stands in solidarity with the Dodger Stadium concession workers represented by Unite Here Local 11,” the union said in a statement. “Like thousands of players across the country, Local 11 members are a vital but underappreciated part of what makes our game great.
“They deserve to be treated fairly and will continue to support the 1,200 members of the MLBPA.”
Source: Deadline
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