The folks who serve you your hot dogs and nachos at the Oakland Coliseum deserve respect! Many of them are longtime Oakland residents who’ve worked at the ballpark for 10, 20 or 30 years and count on their jobs for a stable income and health care.
But this year, a new company, Ovations, took over the food service operation. Instead of sitting down to negotiate a fair contract, Ovations is stalling, asking for take-aways, and offering unfair proposals.
*Seven months into bargaining, Ovations hasn’t even given us a proposal on health care.
*Ovations’ proposal on wages is a 25-cent raise over 3 years. That’s 8.3 cents a year.
*Ovations is also proposing to subcontract as many stands as they want, let managers do union workers’ jobs, and institute drug testing.
JOIN COLISEUM WORKERS for a march across the Coliseum parking lot to reach out to fans as they tailgate before a big game! Let Ovations know that they can’t come in from out of town and disrespect Oakland workers who’ve been on the job for years!
For questions or rides, contact Jessica Medina (jmedina@unitehere.org, 510-219-6358).
In solidarity,
UNITE HERE Local 2850