Dodger Stadium workers agree to new 5-year contract with team, averting possible strike

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Averting a possible strike, the Dodgers and the union representing about 450 Dodger Stadium workers announced Tuesday they have reached an agreement on new five-year contracts.

The contracts cover workers including ushers, security officers, ticket-takers, ticket-sellers, groundskeepers and hospitality workers.
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According to a joint statement by the team and the Service Employees International Union-United Service Workers West, the lowest-paid workers at the stadium will receive salary hikes of 45% to 50% over the life of the contracts.

"We are happy to have reached an agreement with SEIU-USWW," Dodger President and CEO Stan Kasten. "These new contracts confirm the strong working relationship that exists between the Dodgers and SEIU-USWW, and we thank (union president) David Huerta and the other union representatives for their collaboration throughout the negotiation process."
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The union's previous contract with the team expired earlier this year. Some workers held a protest outside Dodger Stadium over the weekend as the contract talks continued.