Unionized Aramark workers at Citizens Bank Park vote for strike authorization

Philadelphia All Local

The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024 (morning edition):

• Unionized Aramark employees at Citizens Bank Park voted to authorize a strike on Sunday amid ongoing contract negotiations with the food service company, and workers at Lincoln Financial Field could be next.

• A pair of siblings are questioning the suicide-ruled death of their youngest brother earlier this year in Philadelphia’s East Falls neighborhood. They claim the police didn’t properly investigate, and they want another look.

• Mortgage rates are finally beginning to cool off after peaking at nearly 7.8% last year. Falling rates are a good sign for buyers, but a rebound in purchasing may not happen immediately.