\u201cliving wages, guardrails on technology and R-E-S-P-E-C-T!\u201d<\/a><\/p>\nIt\u2019s believed to be the first union walkout in the ballpark\u2019s 113-year-history. <\/p>\n
\u201cRespect the picket line,\u201d the union posted. \u201cWe know tix are expensive, we\u2019re not asking you to stay away from the home games. But we ARE asking you to not buy concessions. No purchase of pretzels, pickles or peanuts inside the ballpark during the homestand.\u201d<\/p>\n
An Aramark spokesman said the company has bargained in good faith and is \u201cdisappointed the union rejected our latest offer and chose to call a strike.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are committed to delivering an outstanding fan experience and have contingency plans in place to ensure fans will not encounter service interruptions,\u201d the company said. <\/p>\n
The Red Sox noted that the team was not involved in the negotiations but remained in contact with the concessionaire. Aramark made an offer as recently as Thursday night that was rejected by the union, the team said. <\/p>\n
\u201cAramark has implemented its contingency staffing plans, and fans can expect a full and uninterrupted ballpark experience this weekend, including access to all food, beverage, and hospitality services throughout Fenway Park,\u201d the team said. \u201cWe remain hopeful that the parties will reach a swift and fair resolution.\u201d<\/p>\n
A Red Sox spokeswoman said after Friday night\u2019s game, a full house of 36,369, that \u201cballpark concessions performed at the expected levels consistent with tonight\u2019s sold out crowd.\u201d<\/p>\n
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders called on the team to support the vendors.<\/p>\n
\u201cFenway Park is an iconic American institution, and it\u2019s the workers there that make every Red Sox game special,\u201d he posted on social media. \u201cThe team is extremely profitable. They should treat their employees with respect, pay them decent wages and negotiate a fair contract with the union.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maggie McCue, a beer vendor with 19 years of experience who is 24 weeks pregnant with twins, took a break from marching in the near-90 degree temperatures to eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Her mother, also a beer vendor for almost two decades, said the team can afford for the workers to be paid a living wage. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey have more money than they need,\u201d Marianne McCue said. \u201cWe are Fenway. Fenway is us. Some people have been here 40-something years and they\u2019re not even backing us up. Shame on them. I never thought that at 70 years old I would be on strike, but here we are.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Red Sox play three games against the Dodgers before leaving town again for a series beginning Monday night in Minneapolis against the Twins. It was a chance for Boston fans to welcome back ex-Red Sox star Mookie Betts, who was traded to Los Angeles in a cost-cutting move a year after winning the AL MVP.<\/p>\n
Now, with Betts returning to town, the vendors are looking to get paid. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s come full circle,\u201d Maggie McCue said. \u201cFull circle.\u201d<\/p>\n
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