Union workers will serve fans at new Twins ballpark

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Workday Minnesota

By Steve Share, Labor Review editor

MINNEAPOLIS - With opening day at the new Minnesota Twins ballpark approaching, UNITE HERE Local 17 has settled a first contract with the new ballpark’s concessionaire.
The two-year agreement between Local 17 and Delaware North Companies Sportservice will cover approximately 500 workers. The contract covers vendors who work the stands, as well as staff for concessions, retail stores and novelty sales.

In addition, Local 17 won two separate neutrality agreements from Delaware North for future efforts to organize workers in the ballpark’s restaurants and private suites. The agreements mean the employer will recognize Local 17 as the bargaining agent for those workers when a majority of workers in the unit sign union authorization cards.

“We feel really good about the new relationship” with Delaware North, said Nancy Goldman, Local 17 president. She said Delaware North, based in Buffalo, New York, also has contracts with UNITE HERE at several other ballparks around the United States.



Read more: http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_4402

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1. Yet ANOTHER reason for me to love this new ballpark.

Local 17 is awesome. I've marched with them many times.

[Luciferous]

2. That's great! :-)

[scheming daemons]

3. I hope they serve hot dogs and beer, not FANS!!!!!111!!!!!!

I'm not a cannibal.

;-)

[WorseBeforeBetter]

4. EXCELLENT. (n/t)

[Billsmile]

5. Stadium Names

From what I understand the general public put up 2/3 of the building costs for the new ballpark but the "naming rights" belonged to the Twins....so they sold the name to the corporation TARGET.

That sucks. No longer do we name sports venues after people worthy of honor or the unique communities who gave them birth. These days big money interests sell the name to highest bidder.

The people of the community put up 2/3 and the team's ownership put up 1/3, but the team's ownership sold the stadium's name to the highest bidder.

Doesn't it seem like the people should own the rights to the stadium's name? They paid for it one way (taxes) & they buy tickets & pay for it the other way as well.

Those sports arenas are given birth by the communities & are continuously fed by those communities. Their names should represent & honor those communities & stand for the greatness that the collective populace can achieve!

And in that same spirit, go Local 17!