The Royals and the union representing its employees at Kauffman Stadium have "agreed to three new labor contracts,” according to Robert Cronkleton of the K.C. STAR. However, allegations of "unfair labor practices” the Service Employees International Union Local 1 filed with the National Labor Relations Board in March and “amended earlier this month remain unresolved.” SEIU Local 1 members serve a variety of roles at Kauffman Stadium, including "concessions through Aramark, janitorial through Velociti Services, and three units of workers who are directly employed by the Royals in ballpark services, event services and ground and tarp crews.” Those three groups include "tollbooth attendants, ticket takers, parking lot attendants, restroom attendants, ticket sellers, ushers and grounds and tarp employees.” Under the new contracts, Royals employees working at the stadium “will be paid between $16 and $31 per hour for their work through the 2023 season.” They also will receive "regular pay increases through the life of the new contracts.” The Royals “agreed to a pay increase of 20% or more for ushers and bathroom attendees over the course of the contract.” The ballpark services contract was "fully executed in March, while the event services contract was fully executed in July.” SEIU Local 1 spokesperson Luisangel Rodriguez said that the contact for the grounds and tarp crews is "in the process of being fully executed" (K.C. STAR, 8/18).
