Stags Hospitality workers staged a walkout early Thursday afternoon, demanding higher wages and retirement benefits.

According to multiple videos and photos analyzed by The Mirror, at least two dozen workers demonstrated inside the Tully Dining Commons at around 1:32 p.m., with one employee holding a cardboard reading “No contract, no peace.” Dunkin, The Stag and Sushi Do workers also held a separate demonstration near their work areas, according to images provided by a student via Instagram. Soon after the demonstration concluded, dining services were restored.

“Fairfield University is aware of the demonstration involving dining services employees who are employed by Aramark, an independent vendor that provides food services to the University,” said Jenn Anderson, Vice President of Marketing and Communication at Fairfield University. “We are confident that Aramark and its employees can work together to reach a fair and equitable agreement.”

The demonstration appears to be related to an ongoing contract dispute between Aramark and Local 217 Unite Here, which represents dining workers at multiple universities in Connecticut. According to a Spanish-language flyer, the union questions why four other Connecticut universities have received better contracts than workers at Fairfield.

In the flyer, the union alleges that workers at Central Connecticut State University, Southern Connecticut State University,  Eastern Connecticut State University and Trinity College have contracts with wages over $8, compared to the $5.50 that was offered to Fairfield workers.

“We have gained good contracts for food service workers in other CT universities,” the flyer reads. “Are Fairfield workers worth less than others?”

“Aramark values our employees and will continue to meet with the food services union in an effort to reach a new contract,” a company spokesperson said to The Mirror in response to Thursday’s demonstration. “We respect the right of our employees to demonstrate, and we look forward to continuing to bargain in good faith to reach an agreement that works for everyone.”

Online, students appear to be in support of the demonstration, with comments on Fizz sharing the phrase “no contract no peace”, obtaining over 650 FizzUps as of 4:30 p.m.

Additionally, a petition to support Tully Dining workers and “advocate for fair treatment, dignity in labor, and a campus culture grounded in justice,” was made on Change.org and shared on Fizz.