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    News Article ● Labor Strike Unions

    Workers are on strike at Philadelphia’s major sports venues

    September 30, 2024 //

    Aramark Asian Pacific Islander Political Alliance benefits boycott Charli XCX Chinatown Citizens Bank Park civil disobedience Comcast Spectacor health care labor action Lincoln Financial Field PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Phillie's Save Chinatown Coalition scabs Sixers standardized wages Strike Union Unite Here Local 274 Wells Fargo Center

    News Article ● Labor Strike Unions

    Aramark workers at Wells Fargo Center announce strike for 1st home game of Sixers-Knicks playoff series

    April 22, 2024 // On Thursday, the Philadelphia City Council passed a resolution to support food service employees in their contract negotiations. The document "urges Aramark to negotiate fair and equitable contracts that provide these workers with a standard minimum wage and healthcare coverage." At Thursday's City Council meeting, union members announced another strike for Thursday, April 25 -- Game 3 of the Sixers-Knicks playoff series and the first time the Sixers will be at home in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.

    Aramark benefits Citizens Bank Park food service workers health care Lincoln Financial Field NBA one-day strike PHILADELPHIA Sixers Strike Unite Here Local 274 wages Wells Fargo Center