Dozens of unionized concessions workers picketed outside Target Field’s “front door” Gate 34 in Minneapolis on Monday as part of a one-day strike, the first in the stadium’s history, as workers seek higher pay and health insurance.

The strike landed on what will likely be one of the best attended games of the season, with more than 30,000 fans expected to watch the Minnesota Twins play World Series champions Los Angeles Dodgers.

Long lines of fans stretched past the picket line down the block, which the workers’ union, Unite Here Local 17, claimed credit for, but which a spokesman for the stadium concessionaire attributed to higher than normal crowds.

Devante Boyd, a striking food runner, said the fans seemed to be supportive of the strike – one gave him a high five and others cheered them on.

“In order to see change happen, you have to fight for it,” Boyd said. “It’s good to see people coming together and fighting.”