forced Loto-Quebec<\/a> into action via a strike last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nWorkers at other casinos could join them. Employees of the Casino du Lac-Leamy have also set up a similar strike authorization, while employees at the Charlevoix and Mont-Tremblant casinos could make a decision this week.<\/p>\n
The workers haven’t yet determined whether they will strike for one, two, or three days during the Canadian Grand Prix. It depends on how negotiations advance now that the strike has been approved.<\/strong><\/p>\nRiccardo Scopelleti, president of the Montreal Casino’s security workers’ unit, is confident the threat of a strike might be enough. As the spokesperson for all nine unions, he said in a statement that Casino Montreal wouldn’t have enough employees to maintain operations if the strike moves forward.<\/p>\n
How They Got Here<\/h2>\n The employees have been in negotiations over wages since last June and without a contract since March 31 of last year. With the CSN in the province’s four casinos and its online gaming activity, it represents nearly 1,700 different job categories, and has the ability to severely disrupt operations.<\/p>\n
The workers want their employers to give them a salary commensurate with the cost of living plus another CA$1 (US$0.75) an hour. In seven meetings between both sides, all since February, there has been no progress, according to Scopelleti.<\/strong><\/p>\nLoto-Qu\u00e9bec denies the accusation that there’s been no progress. It said in a statement that it has presented two “global and generous” compensation packages, and that the “pressure tactics” won’t force its hand.<\/p>\n
Those tactics did work in the croupiers’ strike last year, and they have worked well in other places, including Las Vegas<\/a> and Mississippi. Although Loto-Quebec is a state-run company, it might have to think like a commercial enterprise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Casinos in Montreal, Canada, could be paralyzed during the Formula 1 Montreal Grand Prix in a few weeks. There is the threat of a strike that could affect several employee segments at various casinos during one of the busiest times for the city’s gaming industry. The Montreal Grand Prix doesn’t just attract race fans. It’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":276206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,33810],"tags":[38,13363,82776],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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