As scores of soccer fans pour into the region for the World Cup, roughly 130 servers, cooks, cashiers, and other workers at Logan International Airport unanimously voted Thursday night to authorize a strike as they demand better wages and affordable health insurance.
The vote authorizes — but does not require — workers with the food and hospitality union, Unite Here Local 26, to strike as soon as later this month, when visitors will still be streaming in and out of Logan for the World Cup.
Union officials said they will announce the potential strike dates next week.
“I hope we can get into some conversations with the employer over the weekend to get this resolved,” said the union’s president, Carlos Aramayo, in an interview.
The union represents about 1,420 workers at Logan and has been in contract negotiations with multiple employers since the beginning of the year. Union representatives say one employer, the global food and hospitality company Areas USA, has failed to meet their demands.
Other employers at the airport, including food services giants Sodexo and HMSHost, agreed to a standard contract, which will include an $8.50-per-hour raise and low-cost health insurance plans for workers, union officials said.
Pay varies widely between workers at Logan, and can range anywhere between $10 an hour plus tips, to more than $20 an hour.
“As airport workers, we’re the first people visitors see when they fly into Massachusetts. We welcome all visitors with warmth and hospitality, but we can’t keep doing world-class work on wages that don’t meet the standard of living,” Griselle Torres, a cook at WPizza at Logan, said in a statement shared by the union earlier this month.
“We want a fair deal, and we want it now. If we cannot come to an agreement, we are prepared to go on strike during the World Cup in Boston this month,” Torres said.
WPizza is one of the Logan establishments run by Areas USA.
Areas USA is the largest privately held travel hospitality company in the country following its acquisition of Delaware North’s Travel and Hospitality division in December. The company, which has not agreed to a contract, generates more than $500 million in annual revenue, according to its website. It is the largest business unit within its Barcelona-based parent company, Areas, which boasts more than $3.1 billion in annual revenue.
“We are disappointed by the union’s characterization of the negotiations,” an Areas spokesperson wrote in a statement.
“Areas continue to meet with union representatives and engage in good-faith negotiations as part of the collective bargaining process. Throughout these discussions, our focus remains on supporting our employees, serving our customers, and maintaining reliable operations for the airport community. We value our team members and remain committed to finding a solution that works for everyone involved,” the statement read.
Governor Maura Healey attended an event in early June in support of the workers’ efforts. The union also announced it was endorsing Healey in the upcoming election.
“Logan runs because working people show up every day and do the job right … I will continue to stand with Unite Here Local 26 airport workers in their fight as they stand up for a fair contract,” Healey said in a statement.
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