This latest agreement, which affects nearly 1,700 workers, involves an average instant wage increase of 18%, a reduction in workload and no increase in health care costs for workers, the aforementioned Council said. In addition, their December 2nd validation of a 5-year contract occurred weeks following an event in which unionized employees were able to reach the contract with 2 other Detroit casinos after a strike that lasted about a month.īack to the reason for the strike, issues of wages and health care not covering the expenses of daily living led employees at Hollywood Casino at Greektown, MGM Grand Detroit and MotorCity Casino to abandon their jobs and begin a strike on October 17.

Betting on sports futures, props and lay betsĬasino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., World Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Labor Relations, MichiganĮmployees at the MGM Grand Detroit officially voted to approve the latest contract with their employer, an act that ended a strike that lasted 47 days.Įmployees at the mentioned casino are members of the Detroit Casino Council union, which formally represents almost 4,000 workers of the city’s 3 casinos.

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