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Royals leaders have released renderings of their much anticipated new stadium, although they have yet to announce the final location for the $2 billion project. Kansas City-area residents aren't all convinced they should be the ones to pay for a move, especially because the team is on the verge of the franchise's worst season in history.
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The Royals are choosing between a stadium and entertainment district in Kansas City's East Village or in North Kansas City.
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Trevor Vance has been keeping the field at Kauffman Stadium perfectly manicured for nearly 40 years. On August 1, Royals fans will receive a lawnmower-riding Vance bobblehead and see the groundskeeper throw out the game's first pitch.
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Almost 300 workers who help fans at Royals home games will get raises and better work rules when their newly ratified contract goes into effect.
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Summer is well underway, and Major League Baseball is halfway through its 162-game season. The Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals have both had seasons to forget on the field up to this point. However, despite both having losing records, Missouri’s MLB teams have markedly different attendance numbers.
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This is the first time that stadium workers have negotiated a contract since John Sherman bought the team in 2019. In new charges filed with the National Labor Relations Board, the union alleges the Royals have "not bargained in good faith," and threatened and surveilled workers.
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Little progress has been made on an agreement that would guarantee workers fair wages and increase affordable housing near the new stadium. At a rally at City Hall, workers and Kansas City-area demanded the Royals sign a contract to ensure those protections.
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The Kansas City Royals want a new stadium, and area labor groups see it as inevitable. Trade unions want the stadium to be 100% union-built, and labor groups are fighting for an agreement that makes sure it benefits workers and the community. Plus: Despite its monumental impact, the latest farm bill may find itself part of a tug-of-war in Congress.
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The Kansas City Royals want a new stadium, and area labor groups see it as inevitable. Trade unions want the stadium to be 100% union built, and labor groups are fighting for an agreement that makes sure it benefits workers and the community.
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Workers are left with unanswered questions about community benefits as Royals push to build a new downtown stadium and entertainment district.
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The team's third and final community listening session focused on what eastern Jackson County communities stand to lose if the Kauffman Stadium residents move west.
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During a community listening session, Royals Chairman John Sherman addressed issues surrounding a move from Kauffman Stadium, including opposition expressed by the renters’ organization KC Tenants.