Phillies' Third-Party Concession Workers Struggling To Get By After Season Postponed

Matt Petrillo reports.

LIVE FROM CENTER CITY, HOWARDMONROE FOR CBS-3 "EYEWITNESSNEWS".WITH MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLPOSTPONING THE SEASON THEPHILLIES THIRD PARTYCONCESSION WORKERS ARESTRUGGLING TO GET BY."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERMATT PETRILLO HAS THAT PART OFTHE COVERAGE THERE SOUTHPHILADELPHIA.REPORTER: THERE ARE SOMESTADIUMS AROUND THE NATIONCONTINUING TO PAY CONCESSIONWORKERS DURING THE PANDEMICBUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE HEREAT CITIZENS BANK PARK.HOT DOG DAY, OH, WOW AGREAT, UNUSUAL CLEAN UP.REPORTER: IISHA JOHNSON OFSOUTH PHILADELPHIA HAVE BEENCLEANING UP AFTER PHILLIESFANS AT CITIZENS BANK PARK FOR10 YEARS BUT NOW SHE'S AMONGMORE THAN 800 OTHER ARAMARKEMPLOYEES WHO ARE NO LONGERRECEIVING A CHECK WHILE THEBASEBALL SEASON IS POSTPONED.IT IS DEFINITELY SHOW THELACK OF APPRECIATION THAT THEYHAVE.REPORTER: LAST MONTH EACHOF THE MLBS 30 TEAMS PROMISEDA MILLION-DOLLAR TO ITSWORKERS AT STADIUMS ACROSS THECOUNTRY BUT THAT PLAN DOES NOTINCLUDE ARAMARK WORKERS WHOPROVIDE CONCESSIONS DURINGGAMES.STILL SOME TEAMS ARE STEPPINGUP.THE NEW YORK YANKEES, BOSTONRED SOX, THE SAN DIEGO PADRESAND OTHERS ARE ALL OFFERING ATLEAST SOME RELIEF FOR ITSTHIRD PARTY WORKERS ACCORDINGTO A UNION SPOKESPERSON.MEANTIME THE PHILLIES DID NOTRESPOND TO A REQUEST FOR ANINTERVIEW, IN A STATEMENT,ARAMARK TOLD "EYEWITNESS NEWS"WE HAVE SET UP A STAFFINGCENTER TO MATCH U.S.ASSOCIATES WITH TEMPORARY WORKAT ARAMARK LOCATIONS WHEREEXTRA SUPPORT IS NEEDED, ORWITH EXTERNAL COMPANIES ANDEVEN EMPLOYEES BUT BARBARABOWER WHO WORKED AS A CASHIERAT THE BALLPARK ZANES HEROFFER INCLUDING A CORRECTIONALFACILITY OR HOSPITAL.IT IS PUTTING YOU IN HARMSWAY OF ESPECIALLY WORK NOTHINGA HOSPITAL BEING SUBJECTED TO