The union is negotiating with Aramark for a standard minimum wage and health benefits for the hundreds of Aramark employees at all three South Philadelphia stadiums.
Walking around thwe Fat Cat the concessions workers from the three sports venues, employed by Aramark and represented by Unite Here, are rally to raise awareness for their demands at Broad and Pattison streets. Monday, March 18, 2024.Food service workers at Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia have called a strike as they seek to negotiate a new contract with their employer, Aramark.
Fewer than 20 of Aramark’s hundreds of Wells Fargo Center workers have year-round health insurance, the union said, while 210 qualify for partial-year prescription and doctor visit coverage, but not hospital emergency care. The minimum pay rate varies among the three facilities. At Wells Fargo Center, utility workers and dishwashers make $14.11 per hour while concession stand workers make $15.29. Concession stand workers start at $15.55 at Lincoln Financial Field, and $16.05 at Citizens Bank Park.The Sixers play the Pistons at the arena tonight at 7 p.m. The team directed questions to the Wells Fargo Center.
“Aramark remains committed to bargaining in good faith to reach a settlement that works for all parties,” Collom said.
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