{"id":291973,"date":"2023-09-29T14:18:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T19:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=291973"},"modified":"2023-09-29T14:33:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T19:33:45","slug":"detroit-casino-workers-voting-on-strike-authorization-for-when-contracts-expire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/detroit-casino-workers-voting-on-strike-authorization-for-when-contracts-expire\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Casino Workers Voting on Strike Authorization for When Contracts Expire"},"content":{"rendered":"

Workers at Detroit\u2019s three casinos are voting Friday on whether to authorize strikes<\/a> when their contracts expire next month.<\/p>\n

\"UAW
UAW members picket an auto plant, pictured above. Casino workers in Detroit are considering whether they will authorize a strike, too. (Image: PBS<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Voting will be completed by 9 p.m., and the votes will be counted Friday night.<\/p>\n

The unionized employees work at MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity Casino Hotel, and Hollywood Casino at Greektown<\/a>. They include those who work on gaming floors, as well as in restaurants, bars, stores, and hotels.<\/p>\n

Negotiations between the unions and the casinos began a few weeks ago. The unions are seeking higher wages for members due to the higher cost of living.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The bargaining units at the gaming properties are represented by the Detroit Casino Council<\/a> (DCC). The leadership points to prior sacrifices made by workers.<\/p>\n

Following COVID shutdowns, Detroit casino workers sacrificed raises and shouldered heavier workloads so the industry could recover,\u201d the DCC explained in a recent statement. \u201cNow, workers are struggling to make ends meet, even as the industry generates all-time record high gaming revenues from in-person and online gaming.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If an agreement isn’t reached soon, the DCC could authorize a strike beginning as early as mid-October, which is when current contracts expire.<\/p>\n

The DCC is made up of five unions that represent workers at the three casinos: Unite Here Local 24, the UAW, Teamsters Local 1038, Operating Engineers Local 324, and the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas Vote<\/h2>\n

The Detroit vote comes just days after members of the Las Vegas-based Culinary and Bartenders Union authorized a strike at Vegas\u2019s gaming properties.<\/p>\n

That union represents hotel and restaurant workers, bartenders, and other nongaming staff at the major resorts along the Las Vegas Strip. Their contracts with MGM Resorts, Caesars Entertainment, and Wynn\/Encore Resorts expired in June, but were extended through September.<\/p>\n

Recently, 95% of Culinary Union members voted to authorize a strike at Las Vegas workplaces if negotiations fail to produce a new contract.<\/p>\n

Workers brought every single one of these companies through the pandemic and into a great recovery, and workers deserve a fair share,\u201d Ted Pappageorge<\/a>, secretary-treasurer for the Culinary Union, said in a statement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cCompanies are doing extremely well and we are demanding that workers aren\u2019t left behind.\u201d<\/p>\n

UAW Strike<\/h2>\n

Friday\u2019s vote by Detroit casino workers comes as some 25K members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) are on strike at plants in Michigan<\/a> and elsewhere.<\/p>\n

That number represents about 17% of the union’s 146K members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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