Staffing Concerns at the ‘Ol Ballgame

Why a good gig is losing its luster By Jim Riordan, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University MBASport Way back in the day, people would lie about their age so they could enlist in the armed forces. Me? I fibbed so I could join Local 176, the Licensed Ushers and Ticket-Takers Union in New York. I had to develop and earn my seniority because it was a coveted job to be an usher and ticket-taker in a New York stadium or arena. The seniority list for ushers at the old Shea Stadium once was 400 nam