September 2, 2024
Workers employed by Aramark, the company that handles all of the concessions at Philadelphia's ballpark, sports/concert arena, and football stadium, as well as other local venues, are unionized and in the midst of negotiating their latest contracts, fighting for - among other things - better wages and healthcare coverage. On Friday, August 23, members and supporters of Philly UNITE HERE! Local 274 staged an informational protest outside the Philadelphia Phillies' ballpark, Citizens Bank Park, at the second of Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band's two Philadelphia concerts held there. Among the signs they carried while protesting were ones that featured a Springsteen quote from the Ghost-of-Tom-Joad-Tour period about the importance of labor unions.
Many Springsteen fans entering the ballpark for that night's concert expressed their support of the workers, as did Stevie Van Zandt via his social media:
To learn more about Philly UNITE HERE! Local 274's efforts and how you can support them, click here and here.
Meanwhile, in between those two Philly shows, Mighty Max Weinberg, at 73, continued to demonstrate amazingly his eligibility for the title of Hardest-Working Drummer in Show-Biz. "Day off, schmay off" seemed to be the philosophy of the Mighty One, down the (South Jersey) shore where everything might've been all right, but Max and his band were by no means doing the typical day at the beach:
And finally, in the "You had one job!" department...
Happy Labor Day 2024 to all of our hard-workin' friends out there who are celebrating it today! Solidarity, baby!
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