Overview
- More than 500 concessions workers represented by UNITE HERE Local 17 walked out and began picketing at Target Field at 4 p.m. on Monday to press contract demands.
- The union urged fans not to buy food or drinks inside the ballpark and to bring their own provisions to show support for workers seeking better pay and benefits.
- Delaware North said it called in more than 250 temporary and replacement staff and will use managers and partner organizations to keep all concession stands open during the strike.
- Negotiations remain active and a federal mediator has been requested with a bargaining session scheduled for Tuesday, June 23 to try to reach a deal.
- Workers say low wages and lack of employer-provided health insurance are core grievances and the timing of the walkout during a high-attendance Dodgers series raises public pressure on both sides.