The Coronavirus effect has shutdown sports altogether, but it has not just affected the lives of the athletes. Throughout sports, we are seeing the employees who help create a good stadium experience unable to work due to social distancing. The New York Mets pledged $1 million to their Citi Field employees, but the Mets are still figuring out how to allocate the funds.
March 26th, 2020. Jacob deGrom was supposed to take the mound at Citi Field. #Mets baseball was supposed to be back. pic.twitter.com/7MFUefoDAw
— Maybe Next Year (@metselite) March 26, 2020
Citi Field workers have not heard from ownership or the organization on how or when they will receive paychecks. Aramark, the foodservice client that staffs Citi Field with contracted workers, has not reached out either.
Who Pays Who?
It is unclear who pays who during this situation because we have never seen a pandemic like this. In comparison to the Barclays Center, all of their food workers received pay since the NBA/NHL shutdown. The Boston Red Sox chipped in an extra $500,000 to help their workers get through these tough times.
This is a trying time for a majority of the country, and there is no precedent on the correct to handle everything. There is also plenty of uncertainty for everyone involved. For an organization known more for idiocy than intelligence, hopefully, they do not make matters worse.