Stadium Workers Vote in Union

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
Just in time for this Friday’s Labor Night at the Nats, food and beverage workers at Nationals Stadium voted “Union Yes!” last Thursday. The July 3 card check vote was “A grand slam!” reports William Aragon, Director of UNITE HERE Local 25’s Food Service Division. “Centerplate workers hit one out of the ball park!” Arbitrator Gerald R. Mckay confirmed that a majority of the workers voted for the union and – effective immediately – certified Local 25 as their bargaining representative. Contract negotiations with Centerplate, the food and beverage vendor at National Stadium, begin on July 17.