Posted on 10/17/2023 4:52:01 PM PDT by Libloather
Detroit's casino workers are currently on strike after union contracts expired at all three of the city’s gambling facilities.
Walkouts in Motor City began Tuesday at noon, carried out by some 3,700 casino workers across five unions.
The Detroit Casino Council, the body that represents the procession, has been seeking better wages and benefits - a common theme in the US as of late as the cost of living continues to sky-rocket.
Strikes, as a result, have been widespread - with nearly 34,000 autoworkers also striking in the city, and more than 160,000 Hollywood actors still seeking higher wages and better job security.
Two large-scale strikes, meanwhile, ended in the past month - with Tinsel Town's screenwriters and Oakland-based Kaiser Permanente coming to resolutions in their quests for higher wages. The two strikes in Detroit, though, remain ongoing.
Nia Winston, president of Unite Here Local 24, explained Tuesday that dealers, cleaning staff, and valets chose to join the picket line after they and MGM, Hollywood Casino, and MotorCity Casino failed to come to an agreement.
'Making the decision to strike is never easy, but it’s past time for the workers who keep Detroit’s casinos running to get their fair share,' the casino union boss, one of five presiding over the now-ongoing strikes, said.
'The city’s big three casino operators are earning more than ever, and we’re prepared to stay out on strike until we get what we deserve.'
The strike, while not the first from fed-up casino workers in recent years, is the first at the Detroit casinos - which opened its doors to Great Lakes gamblers back in the late 1990s and 2000.
At the time, pre-recession, the American economy was booming - and unionized protests appeared to be close to becoming a thing of the past.
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I read about it in news reports. Casinos aren’t my thing.
I don’t dig them either.
Couldn’t happen to a more deserving city.
160,000 Hollywood actors??
Seems an awful lot.
The problem with going to Canada to gamble is that you never know if they will kidnap you to forcibly vaxx you.
I joke. Slightly.
Do they have electronic pulltab bingo at the veterans and fraternal clubs in Michigan like they do over the border in Ohio? Cause it’s kind of like a slot machine.
Oh, amen, FRiend. I’m not so much a gambler as I was when i was young, but certainly understand it and still buy Powerball for every drawing. That said, being in line at the convenience store behind someone who wants 3 of the Chinese-themed scratch off, and two of the Easter egg ones, and one of the magic puppies, etc etc, and takes forever doing it, makes absolutely no sense to me
It’s not like anyone needs casinos.
Casinos are for fools.
There goes my trip to Vegas to waste money I don’t have
Bingo! It's hard to imagine Reagan sending in scabs to break the union on this one.
Isn’t communism a real pain in the ass? Damn greedy union thugs.
Gee, I wonder if the tax revenues have dropped.
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Those that can, will. Thanks to Comrade Bidung and Bidungomocs, the vast majority of Americans are falling behind.
I really don’t know.I only commented because I’ve driven through the tunnel from Detroit to Windsor and it took me less than 10 minutes.
What’s the over/under on how long it lasts?
Couldn't Biden "federalize" the croupiers?
Regards,
“The last UAW built vehicle I bought was in 1990. I stopped because of the UAW.”
We had two used Ford Escorts in the 1980’s
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