Casino workers in Detroit and Las Vegas recently struck deals with casino operators to raise wages and enhance benefits.
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Detroit Workers Stop Strike
On Dec. 2, the Detroit Casino Council, a group of five unions, voted to ratify a new contract with MGM Grand Detroit, operated by MGM Resorts. The workers ended their 47-day strike.
The Detroit Casino Council reached a tentative agreement on Nov. 17 for a new contract covering 3,700 workers at MGM Grand, MotorCity Casino and Hollywood Casino at Greektown, operated by Penn Entertainment.
The contract with MGM gives casino workers the largest pay increase ever negotiated, does not add to their health care costs, provides workload reductions and other job protections, first-ever technology contract language and retirement increases, the council said.
(Reuters)
Las Vegas Workers Agree to Deal
In Las Vegas, casino workers ratified union contracts on Nov. 22. The agreements will apply to workers at MGM, Caesars Entertainment and Wynn Resorts, bringing increased wages for 40,000 employees and an end to the threat of a labor stoppage against the casino operators.
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