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Archive for category: FOOD SERVICE

Phoenix Convention Center Workers Protest Border Security Conference

Food Service workers for Aramark at the Phoenix Convention Center picketed during a border security conference where Trump’s border czar Tom Homan spoke.

When workers raised concerns about their safety and requested that Aramark keep DHS personnel away from food service areas, staying consistent with prior commitments allegedly made by the company. Aramark declined to do so. Workers were joined on the picketline by Rep. Yassamin Ansari

KYA BLAKE

Meet Kya Blake, a shop steward and bartender at SoFi Stadium. Find out why she is fighting to keep ICE out of  her workplace during the FIFA World Cup.

BMO Stadium Workers Ratify Their Second Union Contract

Workers at BMO Stadium ratified a great new contract that will expire April 30, 2028. The contract covers over 350 workers and includes $12.00-$15.00 increases for non-tipped workers, resulting in final rates of $30.00–$35.00. It also includes retroactive pay and bonuses from 2025 to the present.
A new catering event service charge will be paid directly to catering staff, and there is a 1% service charge increase for suite runners. Concession stands will now feature tip screens with a highlighted 20% suggestion. The contract also improves on health care and pension benefits, and includes a housing fund and participation in the union’s legal fund.

Launching New Contract Negotiations at SOFI Stadium

Workers at SoFi Stadium started negotiating their new contract. One of the demands is that FIFA—for the security of workers and fans alike—keeps ICE  out the stadium during the upcoming World Cup games.

Senator Mark Kelly Joins ASU Workers at the Picket Line

Senator Mark Kelly joined Aramark workers picketing at ASU (Arizona State University) as they continue their fight for a fair contract! ASU dining workers are the cooks, cashiers, dishwashers, baristas, and food service workers who serve thousands of students daily on four campuses across the Valley. Captain Kelly (as he is known in Facebook) then posted his support for the workers on his page! Thank you, Captain!
And after joining the workers at the picket line, Captain Kelly joined more workers and activists at the Worker Power Gala in Phoenix. Thank you Senator for all you are doing!

12NEWS: ‘Suffocating’: Workers at ASU Panda Express strike, citing unsafe heat conditions after worker hospitalized, union says

Workers at a Downtown Phoenix ASU Panda Express have walked off, citing unsafe heat conditions and urging a state investigation, according to a union complaint.

“It is suffocating”, said Vanessa Martinez, one of the Aramark workers at ASU the complaint was filed on behalf of. “I dread going into work most days. I have asthma flare-ups, and they get worse while I’m cooking. I’ve broken out in hives, and I was hospitalized for dehydration; the heat is just unbearable.”

Food service workers and students walk the picket lines at ASU

Food service workers at ASU had picket lines throughout their four campuses as they fight for a new contract. They have been protesting for better wages and benefits since last summer. So if you’re heading to class and you run into a picket line, join the workers in their call for a fair contract!

Picketing outside Fox Studios

For the first time in 50 years food service workers picketed outside Fox Studios in Century City demanding a fair contract.

DODGERS, DON’T GO TO THE WHITE HOUSE!

World Series champs, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scheduled to visit the White House to celebrate their victory with an administration that has been terrorizing immigrant communities across Los Angeles and the country. Being a team with several immigrants and that represents a city of immigrants, we’re asking them not to go!

Several Dodger Stadium workers went outside the Dodger’s Spring Training facility in Camelback Ranch to call on the team to NOT GO TO THE WHITE HOUSE!