Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) came out to support the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise workers and threatened to strike before the All-Star Game.
Sanders said in a tweet Tuesday that Dodgers franchisees should get a fair union contract and punish team owners and players for their carefully crafted high salaries.
“The franchise workers at Dodger Stadium should get a fair union contract,” he tweeted. “If the owners of the Dodgers (worth $8.8 billion) can afford to pay $166 million per player, they can certainly afford to pay franchisees a decent wage with good bonuses.”
Dodger Stadium franchise workers must get a fair union contract. If the owners of the Dodgers (worth $8.8 billion) can afford to pay $166 million per player, they can certainly afford to pay franchisees a decent wage with good bonuses.
– Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) 12 July 2022
Workers at the Dodger Stadium franchise have threatened to strike ahead of the upcoming All-Star game, citing unfair treatment. Concession employees are affiliated with Unite Here Local 11 and work for Chicago-based Levy Restaurant. According to ESPN, the company “employs approximately 1,500 waiters, bartenders, waitresses, cooks, and dishwashers at Dodger Stadium.”
Unite Here Local 11 did not elaborate on their demands, only saying that the concessionaires were “looking for a new and fair union agreement” after “99%” of workers reportedly voted to strike.
Overview of the kick-off game between the Cleveland Guardians and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on June 19, 2022, in Los Angeles, California. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
“Stadium staff are proud of their role in providing fans with the best possible gaming experience,” said Susan Minato, co-chairman of Unite Here Local 11. “They’re the backbone of our travel and fitness industry, but many struggle to stay home and save money.”
“They often live in economic uncertainty because the quality of work varies from stadium to stadium. No worker should continue to live like this,” added Minato.
The Major League Baseball Players Association says it supports privileged employees and describes them as an “important but underappreciated part of baseball.”
“Like the thousands of estimated workers across the country, Local 11 members are an important but underappreciated part of how great our game is. They deserve fair treatment and will continue to have 1,200 MLBPA members behind them.”
Source: Breitbart
