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Union workers at Harrah\u2019s New Orleans Hotel and Casino have won several job security measures shielding them from COVID-19 fallout, according to a news report.<\/p>\n

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The Harrah’s logo helps illuminate an entrance at the New Orleans hotel-casino. This is the only land-based casino in Louisiana. (Image: Eater New Orleans<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In contract negotiations completed this week, the Unite Here union won an extension of recall rights for hospitality workers furloughed or laid off during the pandemic, according to nola.com.<\/i> The recall right has been extended from 12 months to 24 months.<\/p>\n

Hospitality unions have sought the extension to keep businesses from replacing laid off, longtime workers with lower-paid employees who receive fewer benefits, according to the newspaper website.<\/p>\n

Leah Baily, of Unite Here Local 23, said laid off hospitality workers who find a different job make 11.8 percent less with new employers. The New Orleans chapter of Unite Here has about 2,000 members.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Recall policies require employers to offer to rehire their previous employees first as workplaces reopen and the industry recovers,” Baily said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The union also won pay raises for tipped and non-tipped staff. Baily would not specify the pay raise amount.<\/p>\n

In addition, the contract provides 10 paid leave days for employees required to quarantine because of possible COVID-19 exposure.<\/p>\n

Workers at the hotel-casino now can join the Unite Here health plan. This plan is less expensive than the one Harrah\u2019s offers and has no deductible, the newspaper website reported.<\/p>\n

Caesars Entertainment has announced it will rebrand the resort under the Caesars name at an undetermined future date.<\/p>\n

Tourism Slow to Recover<\/h2>\n

The gaming industry has struggled in tourism-dependent Louisiana since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Louisiana is home to 13 riverboat casinos, one land-based casino in New Orleans, and four racinos. A record hurricane season<\/a> along the Louisiana Gulf Coast last year, coupled with icy conditions during a frigid February this year, led to temporary casino closures across the state.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hazardous weather conditions and COVID-19 concerns also clobbered the Louisiana tourism industry, even resulting in the cancellation this February of Mardi Gras parades. Mardi Gras typically attracts more than 1 million people to New Orleans alone.<\/p>\n

Because of coronavirus safety mandates, the state\u2019s gambling halls are only allowed to operate at 50 percent capacity. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The impact of these factors has led to a sharp decline in gaming revenue<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In February, gaming revenue was down 28.9 percent statewide, compared to the same month in 2020. Casino revenue dropped by 34.5 percent during that period in New Orleans, including a 40 percent decline at Harrah\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Employment Declines in City<\/h2>\n

The Harrah\u2019s resort in New Orleans is the only unionized casino in Louisiana.\u00a0 Harrah’s is on Poydras Street, near the Spanish Plaza and Mississippi River.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unite Here represents employees at other work local sites, including the Hilton Riverside, the city\u2019s largest hotel, and the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.<\/p>\n

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When hotels, bars, and restaurants were closed in April 2020, employment dropped by 50,000 in New Orleans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Even with the vaccine rollout and gradually economic recovery, employment is still 30,000 below pre-pandemic levels in the New Orleans hospitality industry, according to nola.com<\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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