Overview
- UNITE HERE Local 17 announced on Thursday that more than 500 Target Field concession workers will strike on Monday, June 22 if their contract demands are not met.
- The union’s core demands include employer-provided health insurance, higher wages and stronger job protections, and members also cited faulty equipment and unfair supervisory treatment as ongoing workplace grievances.
- Delaware North said it will continue negotiating in good faith and intends to provide full-service concessions if workers walk out, while warning the stoppage could harm nonprofit groups that fundraise through stadium concessions.
- Union representatives said Delaware North increased its wage offer after the strike announcement to 25 cents for minimum-wage workers and 60 cents for others, but the union says that does not meet workers’ needs.
- Negotiations remain unresolved and the June 22 deadline creates a near-term risk of visible disruption at Target Field that could prompt intensive talks or a last-minute agreement.