Good timing With the Super Bowl coming to town, the last thing Las Vegas needed was a casino workers strike. Fortunately for everyone involved, it appears that strikes will be averted, as Culinary Local 226 said it has come to agreements with all but one of the casino-hotels with which it had yet to do… Read more »
Improved pay Members of Culinary Local 226 overwhelmingly approved new five-year contracts with both Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International this week, avoiding possible strike action. Caesars employees voted 99 percent in favor on Monday, while MGM workers did the same on Tuesday. Wynn employees are up next and are expected to hold their vote… Read more »
Workers at Motorcity Casino and Hollywood Casino at Greektown in Detroit have agreed on new contracts and have ended their strike. Read more »
One down, two to go The Culinary Local 226 union has come to a tentative agreement with the Caesars Entertainment properties in Las Vegas, allowing them to avoid a potential strike later this week. The union announced early Wednesday morning that it negotiated with Caesars for 20 consecutive hours to get the deal done. It… Read more »
Imagine being hired as a strike buster Big corporations show their true colors in a lot of ways, but as soon as employees express a desire to be treated even halfway decently, corporations really let their scumbag colors fly. If the rumblings out of Las Vegas are true, then MGM is about to show the… Read more »
Demanding higher pay, better benefits There has been no breakthrough in contract negotiations as 3,700 Detroit casino workers are about to enter their second week on strike. The strike began at noon last Tuesday after the Detroit Casino Council and the five unions it represents were unable to come to an agreement with the city’s… Read more »
Thousands of Las Vegas hospitality workers are gearing up to picket on the Strip this week, but they are not going on strike quite yet. What the Culinary Local 226 union are calling “informational picket lines” are scheduled for 10:00am to 5:00pm on Thursday in front of Park MGM, Paris Las Vegas, and The Linq… Read more »
Dealers not getting enough rest If you are considering heading to a casino in Montreal, it might not be a terrible idea to find another form of entertainment. On Saturday, Montreal croupiers (casino dealers) launched an “unlimited” general strike, picketing outside Casino de Montréal. The croupiers cite wage cutbacks and poor working conditions for the… Read more »
