MLB Twitter reacts to PNC Park employees going on strike, will picket outside Pittsburgh Pirates game: "Who will help seat the 400 fans?"

After stalled negotiations, ushers, ticket takers and ticket sellers at PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, will be going on strike. There are plans in place for the Pittsburgh Stadium Independent Employees Union to picket the Pirates game against the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday. This has added fuel to the fire for fans unhappy with the direction of the team under owner Robert Nutting.Talkin' Baseball shared the report of the upcoming strike and planned picket line on Twitter.Talkin’ Baseball@TalkinBaseball_PNC Park ushers, ticket takers and ticket sellers have gone on strike and they will picket outside the Pirates home game on Thursday, per @KDKA2066142PNC Park ushers, ticket takers and ticket sellers have gone on strike and they will picket outside the Pirates home game on Thursday, per @KDKA https://t.co/EbX60xUleAThe Pirates maintain that they made several generous offers to the stadium employees union. The team provided this statement on the situation to KDKA news:&quot;After offering unprecedented wage increases and other economic benefits, we were twice told by union leadership that they would take the proposed agreement back to its membership with their full support. It would be extremely disappointing if members of the union would choose to strike under these circumstances.&quot;Talkin’ Baseball@TalkinBaseball_Full story: cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/new…613Full story: cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/new…Fans of the MLB team are largely in support of this strike in hopes that the union can receive what they are looking for. This strike is emblematic of fan issues with team owners who do not spend as much money as they would like. With the Pittsburgh Pirates' next home game in just three days, the clock is running out to get a deal done.Tanner Ramsey@tanner_james16Who will help seat the 400 fans? twitter.com/talkinbaseball…Talkin’ Baseball@TalkinBaseball_PNC Park ushers, ticket takers and ticket sellers have gone on strike and they will picket outside the Pirates home game on Thursday, per @KDKA2188148PNC Park ushers, ticket takers and ticket sellers have gone on strike and they will picket outside the Pirates home game on Thursday, per @KDKA https://t.co/EbX60xUleAWho will help seat the 400 fans? twitter.com/talkinbaseball…Rickland Chang@rickyrickchangFans need to do the same twitter.com/talkinbaseball…Talkin’ Baseball@TalkinBaseball_PNC Park ushers, ticket takers and ticket sellers have gone on strike and they will picket outside the Pirates home game on Thursday, per @KDKA2190148PNC Park ushers, ticket takers and ticket sellers have gone on strike and they will picket outside the Pirates home game on Thursday, per @KDKA https://t.co/EbX60xUleAFans need to do the same twitter.com/talkinbaseball…Yinzburgh Adam@yinzburghsportsI continue to ask myself if the people in charge are ever not embarrassed that being cheap is always the headline surrounding this franchise twitter.com/talkinbaseball…Talkin’ Baseball@TalkinBaseball_PNC Park ushers, ticket takers and ticket sellers have gone on strike and they will picket outside the Pirates home game on Thursday, per @KDKA162PNC Park ushers, ticket takers and ticket sellers have gone on strike and they will picket outside the Pirates home game on Thursday, per @KDKA https://t.co/EbX60xUleAI continue to ask myself if the people in charge are ever not embarrassed that being cheap is always the headline surrounding this franchise twitter.com/talkinbaseball…Having a professional sports game picketed by the workers of the stadium is a bad look for the team and the league. If the strike carries on, fans or players crossing the picket line to enter the stadium could become a national news story. It remains unclear if negotiations will continue until the upcoming home game against the Reds.🏴&zwj;☠️ ⚾️ Dread Phanatic David ⚾️🏴&zwj;☠️@fotodaveI hope the @mlbpa honors this strike and refuses to cross the line. twitter.com/TalkinBaseball…Talkin’ Baseball@TalkinBaseball_PNC Park ushers, ticket takers and ticket sellers have gone on strike and they will picket outside the Pirates home game on Thursday, per @KDKA2200148PNC Park ushers, ticket takers and ticket sellers have gone on strike and they will picket outside the Pirates home game on Thursday, per @KDKA https://t.co/EbX60xUleAI hope the @mlbpa honors this strike and refuses to cross the line. twitter.com/TalkinBaseball…mutt🪼@IletmykpopIf you can’t pay your workers then you should sell tbh twitter.com/talkinbaseball…Talkin’ Baseball@TalkinBaseball_PNC Park ushers, ticket takers and ticket sellers have gone on strike and they will picket outside the Pirates home game on Thursday, per @KDKA5149PNC Park ushers, ticket takers and ticket sellers have gone on strike and they will picket outside the Pirates home game on Thursday, per @KDKA https://t.co/EbX60xUleAIf you can’t pay your workers then you should sell tbh twitter.com/talkinbaseball…The Pittsburgh Pirates have been off to a good start this season, finding themselves two games over .500. The homecoming of Andrew McCutchen after so many years away has been a heartwarming story. Now, this strike is changing the narrative surrounding the team.Kyle Frey@camatkinscoreWhat an embarrassment. Bob Nutting sell the fucking team already twitter.com/talkinbaseball…Talkin’ Baseball@TalkinBaseball_PNC Park ushers, ticket takers and ticket sellers have gone on strike and they will picket outside the Pirates home game on Thursday, per @KDKA2206150PNC Park ushers, ticket takers and ticket sellers have gone on strike and they will picket outside the Pirates home game on Thursday, per @KDKA https://t.co/EbX60xUleAWhat an embarrassment. Bob Nutting sell the fucking team already twitter.com/talkinbaseball…Nick?@nickmtaylorif you cross a picket line for an April baseball game in Pittsburgh please seek helpsolidarity twitter.com/talkinbaseball…Talkin’ Baseball@TalkinBaseball_PNC Park ushers, ticket takers and ticket sellers have gone on strike and they will picket outside the Pirates home game on Thursday, per @KDKA111PNC Park ushers, ticket takers and ticket sellers have gone on strike and they will picket outside the Pirates home game on Thursday, per @KDKA https://t.co/EbX60xUleAif you cross a picket line for an April baseball game in Pittsburgh please seek helpsolidarity twitter.com/talkinbaseball…Matt@matt08buzzPirates Reds Angels Athletics and Rays owners need to sell their team they don’t deserve them. twitter.com/talkinbaseball…Talkin’ Baseball@TalkinBaseball_PNC Park ushers, ticket takers and ticket sellers have gone on strike and they will picket outside the Pirates home game on Thursday, per @KDKA2210150PNC Park ushers, ticket takers and ticket sellers have gone on strike and they will picket outside the Pirates home game on Thursday, per @KDKA https://t.co/EbX60xUleAPirates Reds Angels Athletics and Rays owners need to sell their team they don’t deserve them. twitter.com/talkinbaseball…This situation at PNC Park may have more twists and turns, but Pirates fans aren't hesitant to make their voices heard.Can the Pittsburgh Pirates put together a winning season in 2023?Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Boston Red SoxTurning our attention back to baseball, Pirates fans would kill for a team that ends the year over .500. The good teams in the National League Central like the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals will not make it easy for them.It would take a monumental effort, but this Pirates group is a team on the rise that could surprise a lot of folks in 2023.

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