Officials say the workers will continue striking at the Detroit casinos until the tentative agreement is ratified by union members. The council said the agreement “includes the largest wage increases ever negotiated in the Detroit casino industry’s 23-year history (including an immediate 18% pay raise on average), no health care cost increases for employees, workload reductions and other job protections, first-ever technology contract language, retirement increases and more.”Ī majority of the unionized workers must vote in favor of the deal in order for it to take effect.

The tentative contract, regarded as “historic” by some union members Friday, is said to include wage increases and benefits that help close the cost-of-living gap that workers say has only widened in recent years. I would like to thank everyone who stood strong on the picket line to make this win possible.”

The gains we have made will change the lives of so many families who are living paycheck to paycheck. “This is a defining moment for workers in Detroit and nationwide. “Our strike showed the casino industry and the world just what Detroit’s casino workers are made of,” said Tavera McCree, a valet cashier at Hollywood Casino at Greektown and member of Teamsters Local 1038. UPDATE: Detroit casino workers approve deal at MotorCity, Greektown, but not at MGM Grand 17 after their contract expired about without a new agreement to replace it.

About 3,700 unionized casino workers went on strike at the downtown casinos on Oct. The Detroit Casino Council, representing casino workers who are members of multiple union locals, reached a tentative contract agreement with MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity Casino, and Hollywood Casino at Greektown on Friday, Nov. DETROIT – Unionized workers on strike at three Downtown Detroit casinos reached a tentative deal Friday that could end the monthlong picket, but only after the deal is ratified by union members.

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