Levy and union members will meet again Tuesday, one day before the tournament.
United Center workers picket outside an entrance while striking before the Chicago Bulls play the Indiana Pacers at the United Center on March 5, 2023 in Chicago.authorize the action in JanuaryThe strike was planned during a Chicago Bulls home game and days ahead of the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament. The 650 workers have been negotiating a union contract amid health insurance concerns and complaints over labor law violations.
Chicago-based food service provider Levy said in a statement Sunday that there will be a limited menu in concessions and no service at Queenie’s, the Stadium Club and the Ketel One Club during the strike. Workers told the Tribune that Levy hired temporary workers once the union voted to go on strike.Tawanda Murray, who has been working at the United Center for 28 years, said she was on strike because of her concerns about health insurance.
Murray, 58, said she supports her daughter who is in college, and is concerned that she does not have access to a pension. She told the Tribune if she can’t support her daughter, “do I go out and tell her she can’t graduate?” Jamie O’Neill has been working at the United Center for 33 years, and said she has “nothing to show for it” because she does not have a pension to rely on when she retires. The 60-year-old stand manager for This Little Goat concession stand said her limited access to health insurance covered a foot surgery she had postponed taking care of, but did not cover the physical therapy needed to recover from it. O’Neill said she paid for that out of pocket.
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