The New York Yankees drew plenty of attention for crossing a hotel-workers picket line before their playoff game in Boston.
The Brooklyn Nets won’t face the same scrutiny, but they did the same while in Detroit for a preseason game against the Pistons.
Video footage of the scab @BrooklynNets walking past our picket line! Shame on you - Detroit is a union town! #1job #MarriottStrike pic.twitter.com/amXkID7v4Y
— UNITE HERE Local 24 (@uhlocal24) October 8, 2018
Shame on you, @BrooklynNets ! Detroit is a union town! #Scabs #MarriottStrike pic.twitter.com/KIvwv4ay5M
— UNITE HERE Local 24 (@uhlocal24) October 8, 2018
More footage of @BrooklynNets scabs leaving the #Marriott-operated Westin Book Cadillac - we expected better from union members! #MarriotStrike pic.twitter.com/Tn7CadKX57
— UNITE HERE Local 24 (@uhlocal24) October 8, 2018
More scabs! Thought the @BrooklynNets had learned by now. Shame!
— UNITE HERE Local 24 (@uhlocal24) October 8, 2018
🚮🚮🚮#MarriottStrike #1job pic.twitter.com/VTdqUdsqVK
Hotel works have been striking around the country while seeking higher wages.
NBA players belong to the National Basketball Players Association union, though NBA teams organize travel for games.