Overview
- Unite Here Local 274 represents over 1,500 Aramark employees at Citizens Bank Park, Wells Fargo Center, and Lincoln Financial Field.
- The strike began Monday morning and will continue until further notice, affecting multiple events including Phillies games and a Charli XCX concert.
- Workers demand family-sustaining wages and better healthcare coverage, with calls for hours worked at different stadiums to be aggregated for insurance eligibility.
- Teamsters Joint Council No. 53 has sanctioned the strike, allowing unionized delivery drivers to refuse deliveries to the stadiums.
- Aramark has implemented contingency plans to maintain food, beverage, and retail services during the strike, despite union calls for fans to boycott concessions.