Comerica Park
Nearly a third of the arena workers in Detroit at Little Caesars Arena, Comerica Park and Ford Field are living below the federal poverty level and more than half live paycheck to paycheck, the Detroit Free Press reports, citing a survey conducted by Wayne State University.
Freep reporter Nushrat Rahman writes that the suvey, published in November, comes more than a year after Detroit City Council created an Industry Standards Board of sports arenas, a nine-member body tasked with investigating workplace conditions and making recommendations for improvements.
The survey was conducted from August to October 2024.
Porcha Peroy who sits on the board and, as an arena worker herself, tells the Freep that the jobs are are seasonal and workers must piece together different jobs to produce income.
"Sometimes we do feel unappreciated because we're out here — rain, sleet, snow."
The survey seems particularly interesting considering most of the players in those arenas are paid lucrative salaries that make them among the wealthiest in society.
