Food Service Workers Strike At Rhode Island TF Green International Airport

WARWICK, RI — Food service workers at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport went on strike Thursday.

Workers have been without a contract for nearly a year, said Seth Ogilvie, communications director for Unite Here Local 26.

Workers haev also gone two years without a raise, Ogilvie said, but some will receive one in January when Rhode Island raises the minimum wage.

"If they want to call themselves the No. 1 airport in the U.S., people shouldn't be making the minimum wage," Ogilvie said.

The workers are striking against Grove Bay Concessions.

The Miami-based company runs a Dunkin', a Burger King and a Spring House Seafood Grill at the airport, among other restaurants, according to its website.

Local 26 has 73 members, Ogilvie said, and all 73 participated in the strike.

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