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WWE® Delivers Record-Breaking Backlash in Puerto Rico

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Monday, May 8, 2023
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WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced that WWE Backlash®, which emanated from the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico, became WWE’s highest-grossing and most-viewed Backlash in company history.

Key Points: 
  • WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced that WWE Backlash®, which emanated from the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico, became WWE’s highest-grossing and most-viewed Backlash in company history.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230508005412/en/
    WWE® DELIVERS RECORD-BREAKING BACKLASH IN PUERTO RICO (Photo: Business Wire)
    Viewership of Backlash saw a 28 percent increase versus the record set in 2022.
  • More than 34,800 fans descended on San Juan, Puerto Rico, for back-to-back sellout nights of SmackDown (16,896 attendees) and Backlash (17,944 attendees).
  • As the first-ever WWE event under the expanded partnership with Fanatics overseeing the on-site event retail experience, top-selling items included the WWE Backlash and LWO Puerto Rico t-shirts.

Airline Catering Workers with UNITE HERE Local 11 Allege Violations of Living Wage Ordinance Potentially Worth Tens of Thousands of Dollars for Hundreds of Workers

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Thursday, April 6, 2023
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The most recent complaint alleges that FFG is failing to provide a “total economic package” of $23.81 to hundreds of its workers.

Key Points: 
  • The most recent complaint alleges that FFG is failing to provide a “total economic package” of $23.81 to hundreds of its workers.
  • If true, the estimated value of the violations is tens of thousands of dollars to hundreds of workers, with damages continuing to accrue.
  • The Living Wage Ordinance (LWO) requires employers to pay a $18.04 minimum, with an additional healthcare portion of the wage set to $5.77 per hour.
  • Airline catering workers’ collective bargaining agreement with FFG expired last June, and a six-month extension produced little progress during negotiations.