Orioles Will Pay Hourly Workers For Time Missed During Baltimore Protests

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The Baltimore Orioles announced Wednesday that the organization will pay its hourly employees for the hours they were not able to work due to the Freddie Gray protests and subsequent rescheduling of the team's games last month.

Some worried Orioles employees would lose money as a result of the decision to reschedule a number of games in late April as a safety precaution amid protests over the death of the 25-year-old. Gray suffered a spinal injury while in police custody and died as a result.

Here is the team’s full statement, provided to The Huffington Post:

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can confirm that the Orioles are reimbursing hourly Orioles employees who lost wages during the week of April 27. The following message was shared with Orioles hourly employees yesterday:

Due to the extraordinary circumstances that led to several cancelled or rescheduled games, the Orioles organization will compensate all hourly employees for hours that would have been ordinarily worked the week of April 27.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/13/baltimore-orioles-pay-hourly-employees_n_7275862.html

[WillowTree]

1. Good on them.

[Sherman A1]

2. Agreed

A very nice thing.

[Brother Buzz]

3. I suspect John Angelos is the force behind this decision

John P. Angelos is a good Joe on all fronts; he walks the walk and talks the talk

Outside of the sports and entertainment industries, John Angelos has been politically active and a strong supporter of progressive candidates and organizations both nationally and in Maryland.

In the past, he donated to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the DNC Services Corp, Presidential Candidates Joe Biden and Barack Obama, Congressman John Sarbanes, Democratic Candidate for Congress Frank Kratovil, the Missouri Democratic State Committee, the Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee and the Democratic Party of Colorado.

Angelos is also an ardent supporter of the ACLU, Amnesty International, Planned Parenthood, Special Olympics, St. Jude Hospital and several progressive and populist publications.