Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks up for Fenway workers

Natalie Greening, right, a Fenway Park concessions worker for 20 seasons, and Tammi Nunez, left, who has worked for 29 seasons, chat after the Unite Here! Local 26 voted on June 15 to authorize a strike.Sen. Bernie Sanders is pushing for better pay and job protection for Fenway Park employees after meeting with workers who say they’re overworked and underpaid.

This week, Sen. Sanders (I-VT) held meetings with several Fenway workers, some of whom have worked at the iconic Boston ball park for decades. Sanders shared some of those conversations in a video posted on his Instagram account.

One worker told Sen. Sanders that last year she made half of what she made in gratuity the year before. This…