Overview
- UNITE Here Local 17 says more than 500 concession workers at Target Field have set a strike deadline for the evening unless their contract demands are met.
- The union’s main demands are higher wages, better health insurance and stronger job protections, and it says the company offered mostly minimum pay with only small raises for some workers.
- Workers have reported faulty equipment and unfair treatment by supervisors after months of talks they describe as unsuccessful.
- Delaware North, the Target Field concession operator, says it intends to maintain full-service concessions and will continue negotiating with employees.
- The threatened walkout is timed to the Twins’ home series against the Dodgers, a high-attendance matchup that raises the chance of visible disruption for fans and stadium operations.