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Casinos to detail deal to workers
Detroit casino workers should get details of the tentative deal reached by five unions and the three gaming halls starting possibly as early as Saturday.  Labor & Unions5/15/2012
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Gov. Christie rallies union workers in Atlantic City
(New Jersey) -- Gov. Chris Christie today delivered a rallying cry for jobs to members of the Laborers’ International Union of North America who attended their...
5/13/2012
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U.S. Department of Labor releases proposed tribal consultation policy
(Oklahoma) -- The U.S. Department of Labor has published in the Federal Register a proposed tribal consultation policy, which encompasses the agency’s programs...
5/11/2012
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Trump Refusal to Bargain With Union Upheld by U.S. Court
(Washington D.C.) -- Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. won reversal of a National Labor Relations Board decision requiring the company to bargain with a union...
5/9/2012
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23 pro-union protesters arrested at Mardi Gras Casino in Hallandale Beach
(Florida) -- Twenty three protesters were arrested Tuesday night for trespassing at the Mardi Gras when they blocked the public’s entrance to the Hallandale Beach...
4/30/2012
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3 major unions vow to unionize the Revel casino in Atlantic City
(Atlantic City) -- Union pickets could be going up soon outside the newly opened Revel casino, even as the $2.4 billion month-old resort tries to build its business...
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Labor unions target Revel
(Atlantic City) -- Three major labor unions have formed a coalition to pressure the new $2.4 billion Revel casino into negotiating union contracts.
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Unions target new Revel casino
(Atlantic City) -- Three major labor unions, including the Teamsters and the United Auto Workers, say they'll press to unionize workers at Atlantic City's newest...
4/25/2012
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Obama administration files brief on behalf of labor union
(Florida) -- The Obama administration has filed an amicus brief on behalf of a labor union sued by a worker. The worker is claiming the union is violating his rights....
4/23/2012
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Immigrant workers, casino owners wage war of words over unionization efforts
(Las Vegas) -- Most casino workers in Las Vegas are members of a union -- and by-and-large they speak highly of their union and the benefits it has afforded them.
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‘Mardi Gras 10’ say they were fired for trying to unionize
(Florida) -- Ten workers at Mardi Gras Casino say they were fired for being pro-union, while a priest who supports the workers complains of being cursed out by...
4/20/2012
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SMITH: As Station bashes union bosses, labor advocates step back from plates
(Las Vegas) -- The Culinary union and Station Casinos continue to grapple for position in their labor battle with each side taking different approaches in an effort to...
4/19/2012
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Vegas union backers hold hunger strike at casino
(Las Vegas) -- Las Vegas union supporters are holding a seven-day hunger strike to protest a casino operator's alleged attempts to prevent workers from organizing.
4/18/2012
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Station Casino workers give up food in protest
(Las Vegas) -- Yesterday, a group of casino workers in the US began a seven-day fast as part of a continued demand to be allowed to decide whether they want union...
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US Department of Labor releases proposed tribal consultation policy
(Washington D.C.) -- The U.S. Department of Labor today published in the Federal Register a proposed tribal consultation policy, which encompasses the agency's...
4/14/2012
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Republicans criticize Middlesex Democrat for ‘meddling’ in Atlantic City casino labor dispute
(Atlantic City) -- A labor dispute involving Tropicana Casino and Resort and its union workers has spread into the political realm, with Republicans sniping at a top New...
4/11/2012
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New Jersey assemblyman calls on businesses to boycott Tropicana over labor dispute
(Atlantic City) -- The chairman of New Jersey’s Democratic Party is urging Democrats to join him in boycotting Tropicana Casino and Resort as long as the casino is...
4/6/2012
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Thousands of union workers rally over pensions at Tropicana in Atlantic City
(Atlantic City) -- About 2,000 protesters gathered Thursday in front of Tropicana Casino and Resort to picket casino executives, who, they say, have illegally stopped...
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Navajo Lose Ground on Labor Case
(Arizona) -- The Navajo Nation lost some ground in its quest to ensure that employers on Navajo land adhere to tribal laws requiring Navajo preference in hiring.
4/5/2012
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Casino workers picket over Tropicana pension
(Atlantic City) -- Thousands of workers from the city's main casino union picketed Thursday night outside the Tropicana Casino & Resort, protesting an attempt by...
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Court tells tribe to stay out of NGS labor case
(Arizona) -- The Navajo Nation lost some ground in its quest to ensure that employers on Navajo land adhere to tribal laws requiring Navajo preference in hiring.
4/4/2012
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Union to picket Tropicana over pension termination
(Atlantic City) -- The main Atlantic City casino union plans to picket outside and around the Tropicana Casino and Resort on Thursday night.
3/25/2012
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Editorial: Union tactics targeting Station Casinos verge on harassment
(Las Vegas) -- Over the past eight years, Station Casinos awarded more than $1.7 billion in construction projects here in Southern Nevada to approximately 150 companies...
3/23/2012
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COLUMN: Culinary Union appears dug in for the long fight against Station Casinos
(Las Vegas) -- Do not underestimate D. Taylor. That’s what I came away with after an interview with the secretary-treasurer of the Culinary Union Local 226. The...
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Culinary union holds demonstration at Red Rock Resort
(Las Vegas) -- The local culinary union brought in some serious help to send a message to Station Casinos: let your workers unionize. The Culinary Workers Union brought...
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Union chief considers national boycott of Station Casinos
(Las Vegas) -- The president of the national AFL-CIO said a nationwide boycott of Station Casinos is under consideration, but stopped just short of calling for one at a...
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Hard Rock casino loses labor appeal
(Las Vegas) -- A federal appeals court is telling the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas to bargain with a union representing more than two dozen parking valets....
3/22/2012
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Station: Some $1.7 billion in construction went to companies with union workers
(Las Vegas) -- Over the past eight years, Station Casinos awarded more than $1.7 billion in construction projects to approximately 150 companies that use union workers.
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Little River Casino Agrees To Second Union Contract
(Michigan) -- The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians announced today the tribe has entered into a collective bargaining agreement with the United Steelworkers Union....
3/19/2012
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Revel not yet open but already causing shifts in Atlantic City labor market
(Atlantic City) -- Revel will not debut as Atlantic City’s newest casino until April 2, but already it has energized a work force movement affecting thousands of...
3/15/2012
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Court gives Salt River Project another chance to challenge Navajo suit
(Arizona) -- A federal appeals court said Thursday that the Salt River Project can challenge an Office of Navajo Labor Relations employment action over two tribe members...
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Power Plant Can Fight Off Workers' Tribal Case
(Arizona) -- Operators of a Nevada power plant can sue Navajo officials to block a lawsuit in the tribal courts, the 9th Circuit ruled Thursday. The dispute stems from...
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Slot machine closures ‘devastating to Ontario’: Union
(Ontario) -- The closure of three slot machine locations in Ontario will have a negative effect on the communities they’re located in, according to the president...
3/10/2012
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International Labor Organization Concerned With Lack of Indigenous Input on Belo Monte
(Brazil) -- Continued construction of the Belo Monte dam, a huge and controversial hydroelectric plant on Brazil’s Xingú River raised red flags for a committee of...
3/7/2012
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Culinary Workers Union: Station Casinos Tries to Suppress Free Speech as it Continues Attacks on Workers; Twitter Restores Union Account
(Las Vegas) -- Last Friday afternoon, Station Casinos, an anti-union casino company, complained to Twitter about the Twitter account @workerstation, whose profile stated...
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Operating Engineers Call for Nevada Gaming Officials to Investigate Macau VIP Room Operator
(Nevada) -- In a letter to Nevada gaming regulators today, the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) called for an investigation into the relationship...
3/6/2012
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Fired SugarHouse worker alleges racism, antiunion bias - and asks for his job back
(Philadelphia) -- An African American employee who claims that his race and pro-union leanings cost him his job at the SugarHouse Casino has hand-delivered a petition to...
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Philly casino worker says he was fired for unionizing efforts
(Philadelphia) -- A former employee of SugarHouse Casino says he was fired in retaliation for supporting efforts to unionize the casino's workforce.
3/5/2012
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Casino workers union, Atlantic Club OK contract
(Atlantic City) -- The main Atlantic City casino workers union has ratified a new contract with the Atlantic Club. Workers voted overwhelmingly in favor of the deal on...
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Local 54 ratifies new contract with Atlantic Club casino
(Atlantic City) -- Atlantic City’s largest gaming union Monday ratified a new three-year deal with the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel that is similar to contracts...
2/22/2012
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San Pablo council urges fair resolution of casino labor dispute
(California) -- The San Pablo City Council this week called for a fair outcome to a long and bitter dispute over wages and working conditions at Casino San Pablo.
2/15/2012
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N.J. police union asks members to stay away from Tropicana to support casino workers
(Atlantic City) -- Don't stop at the Trop. That's the message from a major New Jersey police union to its members, asking them not to patronize the Tropicana...
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Police union lashes out at casino
(Atlantic City) -- A major New Jersey police union is asking its members not to patronize the Tropicana Casino & Resort when the group holds its convention at a...
2/13/2012
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PBA vows to boycott Tropicana casino during its convention in Atlantic City next month
(Atlantic City) -- New Jersey’s Policemen’s Benevolent Association members are being asked to boycott the Tropicana Casino and Resort next month during their...
2/12/2012
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Local 54 of UNITE-HERE calls for conventions to boycott Tropicana
(Atlantic City) -- Conventions are being asked to break their plans to meet at the Tropicana Casino and Resort after the property and Local 54 of UNITE-HERE failed to...
2/11/2012
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Union targets Tropicana conventions
(Atlantic City) -- Atlantic City's main casino union is asking groups that have booked conventions at the Tropicana Casino and Resort to take their business...
2/10/2012
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Revel praised for hiring Atlantic City residents, labeled 'an enemy' by Local 54 president
(Atlantic City) -- Two local groups responded to Revel’s opening-date announcement with mixed reactions Thursday, with one public agency praising the company...
2/6/2012
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Culinary compares Station Casinos to cancer in new mailer
(Las Vegas) -- In the latest salvo in the escalating Station Casinos-Culinary Union war, the labor organization has sent out a piece that declares, "Cancer kills...
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Golden Nugget Atlantic City workers approve 3-year contract
(Atlantic City) -- Union workers at Golden Nugget Atlantic City approved on Monday a three-year contract that preserves their health care and pension benefits and also...
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Golden Nugget reaches tentative contract agreement with Local 54
(Atlantic City) -- Golden Nugget Atlantic City has reached a tentative contract settlement with the gaming industry's largest union, a labor spokesman said
2/3/2012
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Tropicana, Local 54 dispute pension proposal for contract
(Atlantic City) -- Tropicana Casino and Resort has declared an impasse in contract talks with the gaming industry’s largest labor union and vowed to implement its...
1/29/2012
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ACH casino asks union for pay cuts, other concessions in contract talks
(Atlantic City) -- ACH casino is asking union workers to accept pay cuts and other concessions that management considers crucial for saving the Atlantic City gaming hall.
1/26/2012
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Culinary Union leaders hold first meetings with workers
(Las Vegas) -- Culinary union leaders held their first series of meetings with Strip and downtown workers Thursday to map out plans for negotiations for new contracts...
1/25/2012
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What is Station Casinos Thinking?
(Las Vegas) -- With a new ad campaign against the Culinary Union, Station Casinos is escalating an already delicate situation, and I’m not really sure how it is to...
1/22/2012
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Much at stake economically, politically in Station, Culinary fight
(Las Vegas) -- An escalating conflict between the city’s dominant, homegrown casino company and the state’s most aggressive, successful labor organization...
1/19/2012
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A Strike Against Neutrality Agreements
(Georgia) -- An interesting decision out of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals finds that an agreement between UNITE HERE and Hollywood Greyhound Track Inc., d/b/a/...
1/15/2012
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STUTZ: Bickering out of hand for Station, Culinary
(Las Vegas) -- If this were a classroom, Station Casinos and the Culinary union would be sent to the principal's office. These children have gotten way too...
12/20/2011
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Aqueduct casino workers unionize
(New York) -- More than 1,000 workers at the new Resorts World Casino at Aqueduct Racetrack are throwing their cards in with the powerful New York Hotel and Motel Trades...
12/15/2011
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Culinary’s attacks on Tony Hsieh called ‘disgusting’
(Las Vegas) -- When he’s out in downtown Las Vegas, an area he’s almost single-handedly helping to revitalize, Tony Hsieh is often greeted like a conquering...
11/23/2011
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Another AC Property Settles Labor Dispute
(Atlantic City) -- Meeting planners heading to a Trump property here can rest easy: after nearly two months of working without a contract, members of Local 54 of UNITE-...
11/19/2011
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Atlantic City's largest casino workers union approves pact with 2 Trump casinos
(Atlantic City) -- Atlantic City's largest casino workers union approved a new contract with two additional casinos Friday night. Members of Local 54 of the Unite-...
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Casino Union Reaches Tentative Deal With Trump
(Atlantic City) -- Atlantic City's casinos are dealing with problems on numerous fronts, but labor unrest won't be one of them. The resort's main casino...
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Local 54 of UNITE-HERE approves contract with Trump Entertainment
(Atlantic City) -- After nearly two months of working without a contract, members of Local 54 of UNITE-HERE overwhelmingly voted in favor of a new three-year contract...
11/17/2011
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Casino union reaches tentative deal with Trump
(Atlantic City) -- Atlantic City's casinos are dealing with problems on numerous fronts, but labor unrest won't be one of them.
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Local 54 of UNITE HERE to vote today on three-year contract with Trump casinos
(Atlantic City) -- Union hospitality workers at Trump Entertainment’s two properties in the resort will vote today on an agreement announced Thursday between the...
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Local union reaches three-year deal with Trump casinos
(Atlantic City) -- Hospitality union Local 54 UNITE HERE reached a new labor deal with Trump Entertainment overnight. The three-year contract applies to the 1,800 union...
11/12/2011
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Station Casinos hires Culinary union advocate
(Las Vegas) -- Station Casinos, which for years has waged a vicious battle with the Culinary union, announced Friday that it hired one of the labor group’s...
11/6/2011
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Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem unionization battle continues
(Pennsylvania) -- The union hoping to represent security officers at Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem has until Monday to respond to the casino's latest appeal in the...
11/5/2011
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Monte Casino says its business as usual
(South Africa) -- Management at Monte Casino on Saturday said operations would continue as usual despite ongoing strike action. It is understood employees belonging to...
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Monte Casino strike to continue
(South Africa) -- Future of South African Workers Union (Fosawu) which represents 600 Monte Casino employees on Saturday said the strike at the casino will continue...
11/4/2011
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MGM Grand casino workers ratify contract
(Detroit) -- MGM Grand Detroit casino workers voted today to accept the latest contract offered by the company after rejecting a four-year deal last week.
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MGM Grand Detroit casino workers OK new contract
(Detroit) -- Workers at the MGM Grand Detroit casino voted Friday to accept the latest contract offered by the company after rejecting a four-year deal last week.
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MGM Grand workers OK 4-year contract
(Detroit) -- MGM Grand Detroit workers approved a new four-year labor agreement Friday night with the casino after overwhelmingly rejecting an initial contract last week.
11/3/2011
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Trump casinos back off plan to lock out union workers in Atlantic City
(Atlantic City) -- Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. prepared to lock out union employees from its two casinos this week amid contentious contract talks, but backed off...
11/2/2011
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MGM casino has new labor proposal; will Detroit workers approve it?
(Detroit) -- Helped by a mediator, union bargainers and management at MGM Grand Detroit late Tuesday night agreed to a new deal that will go before workers of the city...
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MGM Grand and its Workers Reach Tentative Deal
(Detroit) -- A new deal between MGM Grand Casino and its workers is back on table, less than a week after workers overwhelmingly rejected a previous contract.
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Tentative agreement reached between union, MGM Grand Detroit
(Detroit) -- The MGM Grand Detroit Casino and the five-union Detroit Casino Council have reached a tentative agreement, details of which are to be released to employees...
11/1/2011
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Local 54 overwhelmingly approves three-year contract with Caesars Entertainment
(Atlantic City) -- Union workers at the four Atlantic City casinos owned by Caesars Entertainment Corp. overwhelmingly approved a new three-year contract that preserves...
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Union OKs pact with 4 NJ casinos, gets raises
(Atlantic City) -- Atlantic City casino workers successfully fought off a management demand that they take pay cuts and contribute for the first time to their health...
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Union to vote on 3-year contract with four casinos today
(Atlantic City) -- Beverage servers, room cleaners and other service workers will vote Tuesday on whether to approve a new contract with four Atlantic City casinos.
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Union workers approve new contract at four Atlantic City casinos
(Atlantic City) -- Union workers at the four Atlantic City casinos owned by Caesars Entertainment Corp. approved a new three-year contract Tuesday night.
10/31/2011
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Casino workers down chips
(South Africa) -- ABOUT 130 employees of the Hemingways Casino stopped work at the weekend following a wage dispute between their union and the company.
10/30/2011
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Casino strike to continue
(South Africa) -- Striking staff of Montecasino have served notice of a secondary strike, two weeks after they downed their tools. They are also demanding a response...
10/28/2011
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Detroit Casino Council looks for mediator
(Detroit) -- The five-union Detroit Casino Council is seeking a mediator after workers rejected a tentative four-year labor agreement with MGM Grand Detroit.
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MGM Grand Detroit workers reject contract, will stay on the job
(Detroit) -- Unionized workers at the MGM Grand Detroit casino have voted overwhelmingly to reject a contract. The rejection comes after workers at Greektown Casino-...
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Union for MGM Grand casino workers reports progress in contract mediation, calls off Saturday protest
(Detroit) -- A union spokesman said today that informational picketing outside MGM Grand Detroit casino scheduled for Saturday morning has been called off amid some...
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Atlantic City union reaches deal with 4 casinos
(Atlantic City) -- The main casino workers' union in Atlantic City has reached agreement on a new contract with four casinos. Local 54 of Unite-HERE says it has made...
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Casino workers union Local 54 of UNITE-HERE reaches agreement with Caesars Entertainment
(Atlantic City) -- Hospitality workers union Local 54 of UNITE-HERE reached an agreement overnight with Caesars Entertainment, union president Bob McDevitt confirmed...
10/27/2011
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MGM Grand Detroit casino workers reject contract
(Detroit) -- Workers at MGM Grand Detroit casino rejected a labor deal Thursday that would have raised employee health care costs and provided a raise of 30 cents an...
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MGM Grand Detroit union workers reject contract
(Detroit) -- Workers at Detroit's largest casino voted Thursday night to reject a new four-year contract, following agreement approvals for the city's two other...
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MGM Grand workers in Detroit nix deal
(Detroit) -- Picketing was expected and negotiations were in limbo at MGM Grand Detroit casino Thursday night after workers rejected a new labour deal, according to the...
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Workers at MGM Grand Detroit reject contract deal
(Detroit) -- Workers at MGM Grand Detroit casino have voted to reject a new four-year contract after those at the city's two other casinos approved labor agreements...
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Tribe demands halt to unfair labor practice proceeding
(Michigan) -- The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe is asking a federal judge to halt an unfair labor practice proceeding brought against the Tribe on behalf of a former...
10/25/2011
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Casino workers agree to givebacks
(Detroit) -- Workers voted Tuesday to ratify a four-year agreement with MotorCity Casino. Nearly 70 percent of the MotorCity workers who voted approved the new contract...
10/24/2011
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Layoffs strike Caesars Windsor
(Windsor) -- Nearly 50 full-time employees at Caesars Windsor will receive layoff notices to start the week. The 45 layoffs will affect those working in the finance,...
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Greektown Casino workers ratify pact
(Detroit) -- Casino workers voted by a 3-to-1 margin to ratify a new, four-year agreement with Greektown Casino on Monday night.
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Union casino workers begin contract voting process
(Detroit) -- UAW members at Motor City Casino will begin voting today on their tentative contract. Negotiators representing thousands of workers at Detroit’s three...
10/23/2011
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STUTZ: Station worker ads rebut union
(Las Vegas) -- If Station Casinos has its way, Flavio Enriquez will become as well-known to Las Vegas television viewers as John Barr, although he isn't going to...
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Vote on labor agreement for casino workers expected this week
(Detroit) -- The vote on a new labor agreement for the thousands of employees at Detroit's three casinos has been postponed, but is expected to take place this week.
10/22/2011
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New NLRB Rule Presents an Unwelcome Choice for Tribal Businesses
(USA) -- The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been intruding on tribal sovereignty for several years, by asserting authority over businesses owned and operated...
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Employee voting delayed on casino contracts
(Detroit) -- Voting on a tentative labor agreement for thousands of employees at Detroit’s three casinos has been postponed but is expected to take place in the...
10/21/2011
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Casinos to detail deal to workers
(Detroit) -- Detroit casino workers should get details of the tentative deal reached by five unions and the three gaming halls starting possibly as early as Saturday.
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Casino in pay dispute with workers
(Australia) -- JUPITERS Hotel and Casino is embroiled in a pay dispute with workers, who say they wil consider industrial action if the Gold Coast entertainment giant...
10/20/2011
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Casinos to detail deal to workers
(Detroit) -- Detroit casino workers should get details of the tentative deal reached by five unions and the three gaming halls starting possibly as early as Saturday.
10/19/2011
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Casinos, unions reach deal
(Detroit) -- The Detroit casinos and the unions representing their workers have reached a tentative deal, according to the parent company of MGM Grand Detroit. There is...
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Detroit casino unions to vote on a new deal
(Detroit) -- Detroit's three casinos and their workers at five unions reached a tentative deal Wednesday for a four-year contract.
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Detroit casinos reach tentative contract deal with workers
(Detroit) -- Negotiators representing thousand of workers at Detroit's three casinos have reached tentative agreements. The proposals will be put to a vote during...
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Tentative 4-year deal averts strike at Detroit's 3 casinos
(Detroit) -- A tentative labor agreement averting a strike that could have shut down Detroit's three casinos includes health care cost increases that workers had...
10/18/2011
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3 Detroit casinos face strike threat at midnight by thousands of workers
(Detroit) -- Thousands of unionized workers at Detroit’s three casinos are threatening to strike if management and labor can’t reach a deal by midnight...
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Casino worker talks given 24-hour extension to settle contract
(Detroit) -- Union leaders apparently agreed to another 24-hour extension of a deadline to settle contract negotiations for thousands of Detroit casino workers who...
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Detroit casino union talks get 1-day extension
(Detroit) -- Unions for thousands of Detroit casino workers angry that the companies want them to pay more for health care when the local gambling market has performed...
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Two casinos, unions extend strike deadline to Wednesday
(Detroit) -- Labor talks at two of Detroit's three casinos received a second extension in the past three days, this time for another 24 hours.
10/17/2011
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Deadline looms in Detroit casino contract talks
(Detroit) -- Detroit's three casinos and their unions face a midnight deadline tonight to reach a new deal before a contract extension expires.
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Talks Continue Over Casino Contract
(Detroit) -- Detroit's three casinos and the union are continuing contract talks Monday. MotorCity, MGM, Greektown casino's and the UAW Local 7777 have more time...
10/9/2011
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US Casino Workers Fear Falling From Middle Class
(Atlantic City) -- Since coming to this country from the Dominican Republic, Marcos Vidal has scratched and clawed his way up to a lower-middle class existence, a status...
10/8/2011
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Atlantic City Columbus Day parade interrupted briefly by protesters outside Resorts
(Atlantic City) -- Saturday's Columbus Day Parade briskly made its way down Atlantic City's Boardwalk - until it reached Resorts Atlantic City. There, about...
10/2/2011
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STUTZ: Union, Station playing to hype
(Las Vegas) -- It's too bad the leadership of Culinary Local 226 and Ultimate Fighting Championship can't stand each other. They would make a heck of a tag team...
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A Conversation With ... Robert McDevitt, President of Local 54
(Atlantic City) -- Robert McDevitt heads Local 54 of UNITE-HERE, Atlantic City’s largest casino union. This is a crucial time for the union because it is...
9/27/2011
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Culinary cites Station 'police state' in sizzling attack
(Las Vegas) -- Culinary Local 226 continued to ratchet up the rhetoric in its campaign to unionize workers at Station Casinos LLC.
9/26/2011
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Culinary's feud with Station Casinos management boils at news conference
(Las Vegas) -- The Culinary Union Local 226 continued to ratchet up the rhetoric in its ongoing campaign to unionize workers at Station Casinos LLC.
9/25/2011
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Culinary picks a fight with UFC to get at Station
(Las Vegas) -- Culinary Union Local 226 set up a website recently at unfitforchildren.org that details the foul-mouthed tirades of Dana White, president of Ultimate...
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Judge allows hearing on Culinary charges against Station Casinos
(Las Vegas) -- A National Labor Relations Board administrative law judge will allow some 80 charges of unfair labor practices filed by Culinary Local 226 against Station...
9/24/2011
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San Pablo casino workers ratchet up campaign for better wages
(California) -- For the second time this year, workers at the East Bay's only Indian casino asked the San Pablo council to help them in their quest for better wages...
9/23/2011
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AC casino union willing to take 50-cent cut
(Atlantic City) -- Atlantic City's main casino workers union is offering contract givebacks to help the struggling gambling resort survive. But what the union is...
9/22/2011
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Atlantic City casinos, labor union are back at negotiating table
(Atlantic City) -- Both sides are back at the bargaining table in Atlantic City, where the main casino workers' union and most of the city's 11 casinos are...
9/21/2011
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Column: Labor troubles are a big problem for Atlantic City
(Atlantic City) -- The timing could not be worse. For almost four years, Atlantic City casinos have seen revenue decline monthly. The total amount won by all casinos is...
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Jersey casino fights labor board
(Atlantic City) -- The big casino Donald Trump built in Atlantic City - which he doesn't control any more-is taking on the National Labor Relations Board.
9/20/2011
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Labor negotiations to resume today between Local 54 and some Atlantic City casinos
(Atlantic City) -- Local 54 of UNITE-HERE is resuming contract negotiations with the casinos this week as both sides try to work out a new agreement for thousands of...
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Resorts Casino Holds Job Fair to Interview Applicants in Case of Labor Dispute
(Atlantic City) -- Resorts Casino hosted a job fair today to interview for several positions in preparation for a possible union strike. Thousands of employees have...
9/19/2011
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AC casino workers still without contract
(Atlantic City) -- Workers at Atlantic City's casinos are beginning their first full week without a contract. The labor deals between nine of the 11 casinos and...
9/17/2011
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Another protest at Resorts by AC casino union
(Atlantic City) -- Atlantic City's main casino workers' union is keeping up the pressure on Resorts Casino Hotel. Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union will hold its...
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Local 54 casino workers union fights prospect of pay cuts in weak economy, more competitive gaming market
(Atlantic City) -- Local 54 of UNITE-HERE, the city's largest gaming union, fears the casinos' desire for wage and benefit cuts could unravel the promise that...
9/16/2011
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Thousands of Casino Employees Protest Pay Cuts
(Atlantic City) -- Thousands of casino employees rallied on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, protesting the pay cuts some casinos say are needed to save the struggling...
9/15/2011
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A.C. casino union says no strike looming as contracts expire
(Atlantic City) -- A citywide labor strike is not in the cards - at least for now - proclaims the head of the union local that represents 14,000 casino and hotel workers...
9/14/2011
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Atlantic City casinos, Local 54 fail to reach settlement; contract expires Thursday
(Atlantic City) -- Things remain at a standstill in contract negotiations between the Atlantic City casinos and a labor union representing 14,000 culinary employees,...
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OP/ED: Casino contract talks / The good news
(Atlantic City) -- Jobs, of course, were one of the key promises when voters approved legal gambling in Atlantic City in 1976. Stable, year-round, well-paying jobs.
9/13/2011
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Appeals court sides with 2 Las Vegas labor unions
(Las Vegas) -- Two Las Vegas labor unions won a favorable ruling today from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a long-standing dispute dating to 1995 that involves...
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Casino Wages Under Attack
(Atlantic City) -- A sharp drop in wages at Atlantic City, N.J.'s oldest casino could ripple through an industry long known for providing relatively high-paying jobs...
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Casinos, Local 54 continue contract negotiations as deadline nears
(Atlantic City) -- Casinos and Atlantic City’s largest gaming union remain far apart in contract talks just two days before the current pact expires, but no strike...
9/12/2011
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Atlantic City casino union fights pay cut proposal
(Atlantic City) -- Atlantic City's largest casino workers union is ramping up its opposition to proposed pay cuts as contracts with nine of the 11 gambling halls are set...
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Casino union prepares for contract negotiations
(Atlantic City) -- The union representing thousands of Atlantic City casino hotel workers brought the nation’s second-largest gambling market to its knees with a...
9/2/2011
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About 2,000 Atlantic City casino workers protest "poverty wages" in front of Resorts Casino Hotel
(Atlantic City) -- Poverty wages and loss of benefits were the battle cry as about 2,000 casino workers protested around Resorts Casino Hotel on Friday evening, a...
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Atlantic City casino's workers start Labor Day Weekend picketing
(Atlantic City) -- Members of the UNITE HERE Local 54 plan to picket on the Atlantic City boardwalk today at 5 p.m. outside the Resorts Casino hotel. They plan to keep...
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Thousands Picket in Front of Resorts Casino over Employee Wage Cuts
(Atlantic City) -- Thousands came out to picket in front of resorts casino on Friday night, expressing their anger towards Resorts for cutting longtime employee wages....
8/21/2011
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Atlantic City casinos, Local 54 face tense contract talks as union objects to concessions
(Atlantic City) -- Casinos are seeking major concessions from union workers in contract negotiations as Atlantic City continues to struggle with slumping revenue and...
8/19/2011
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Union takes Station protest to restaurant
(Las Vegas) -- Members of the Culinary Workers Union stood outside a Subway restaurant on Thursday, passing out leaflets that urged the owners of the franchise to call...
8/18/2011
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Union targets Subway, Station Casinos for 'anti-union' activities
(Las Vegas) -- Members of the Culinary Workers Union stood outside a Subway restaurant on Thursday, passing out leaflets urging the owners of the franchise to call on...
8/8/2011
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Court Rules Against Bally's In Atlantic City Labor Dispute
(Washington D.C.) -- Bally's in Atlantic City violated the National Labor Relations Act by firing a table card dealer for union activity, according to a decision by...
8/7/2011
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San Pablo Casino workers meet to address stalled negotiations
(California) -- After an exam, Raymond Martinez said his dentist pleaded with him to quit smoking. Martinez had to explain he didn't smoke cigarettes, he worked at...
8/5/2011
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SugarHouse Casino workers plan to unionize
(Pennsylvania) -- Three unions and four religious workers joined SugarHouse Casino workers today as they delivered a letter to management informing the casino of their...
8/2/2011
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Casino Officials Claim Union Intimidated Workers
(Pennsylvania) -- The Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem and a union are neck-deep in a labor dispute. The Sands has filed a third round of objections against the Law...
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Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem alleges union intimidated employees
(Pennsylvania) -- Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem is alleging that the union seeking to represent the casino’s security officers threatened and intimidated the officers...
7/31/2011
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NJ Casino Union Protests Pay Cuts at Resorts
(Atlantic City) -- Thousands of casino workers protested outside Resorts Casino Hotel on Thursday, denouncing steep pay cuts most employees had to take when new owners...
7/28/2011
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Casino union to protest pay cuts at Resorts
(Atlantic City) -- The main casino workers union in Atlantic City has scheduled a demonstration outside Resorts Casino Hotel to protest the pay cuts most workers had to...
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NJ casino union protests pay cuts at Resorts
(Atlantic City) -- Thousands of casino workers protested outside Resorts Casino Hotel on Thursday, denouncing steep pay cuts most employees had to take when new owners...
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Resorts Employee's Rally
(Atlantic City) -- Hundreds of members of the Local 54 marched down the boardwalk to protest against Resorts Casino for cutting their wages. As Resorts employees marched...
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Unionized casino workers protest wage cuts at Resorts Casino Hotel
(Atlantic City) -- Atlantic City's largest casino union staged a mass protest Thursday, giving what it warned is a preview of contentious contract negotiations ahead...
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Tribal employees to vote on whether to form union
(Arizona) -- Navajo Nation employees got a surprise when they received their pay stubs this week - a ballot asking them to vote on whether they want to be represented by...
7/26/2011
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Casino union to rally on Boardwalk against Resorts
(Atlantic City) -- Thousands of members of Atlantic City's largest casino union are expected to march down the Boardwalk on Thursday to protest lower wages at...
7/23/2011
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San Pablo casino, union locked in wage debate
(California) -- Casino San Pablo and its largest employee union are locked in an increasingly bitter stalemate over wages and benefits. Unite Here Local 2850,...
7/21/2011
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District court decides that the NLRA does not apply to a federally-recognized American Indian tribe
(Oklahoma) -- Investigations by the NLRB's regional offices of alleged unfair labor practices don't usually get stopped in their tracks. The unusual happened...
7/20/2011
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Chickasaw Nation wins case against labor board over jurisdiction in union-organizing complaints
(Oklahoma) -- A federal judge in Oklahoma City has agreed with the Chickasaw Nation that tribal sovereignty prevents union-organizing complaints at the state's...
7/19/2011
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City casino workers OK 4-year deal
(Ontario) -- About 680 workers at Casino Brantford have ratified a new four-year contract. The workers, including dealers and food and beverage servers, and those in...
6/28/2011
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No unions allowed at Bethlehem Steel town square
(Pennsylvania) -- A casino built on the site of the former Bethlehem Steel plant in Pennsylvania has donated land for a town square _ but the deed comes with...
6/27/2011
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No labor, anti-casino activities at SteelStacks
(Pennsylvania) -- Bethlehem's SteelStacks has been branded a town square for the 21st century, a place where people can gather to discuss the news in person in the...
6/23/2011
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Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem security guards will vote on union
(Pennsylvania) -- Security guards at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem will vote on whether to unionize. The Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board...
6/18/2011
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Tropicana CEO confirms deal with three labor unions
(Atlantic City) -- The Tropicana Casino and Resort has reached an agreement with three of its labor unions, the casino's chief executive officer confirmed Monday.
6/11/2011
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Tropicana, three unions reach deal to end stalemate
(Atlantic City) -- Tropicana Casino and Resort has reached deals with three trade unions, ending a monthlong stalemate that included a call for conventions to boycott...
6/3/2011
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Culinary Union sues owner of downtown casino over work dispute
(Las Vegas) -- The Culinary Union filed suit Thursday against the owner of the Western casino in downtown Las Vegas in a dispute over work allegedly moved from union to...
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Hundreds of union workers chant "Shame on you" during rally protesting pay cuts at Resorts
(Atlantic City) -- Chanting "Shame on you," hundreds of union workers protested Thursday outside Resorts Casino Hotel over lower wages imposed by the new...
6/2/2011
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Culinary to protest at Palace Station
(Las Vegas) -- At least 200 Culinary Local 226 members were expected to be arrested Thursday night for blocking two lanes of traffic on Sahara Avenue in front of Palace...
5/27/2011
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Mohawks upset by union requirement
(New York) -- Some members of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe are unhappy that subcontractors on the General Motors Powertrain remediation project in Massena are hiring only...
5/25/2011
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NJ AFL-CIO: Avoid Tropicana until pacts reached
(Atlantic City) -- The New Jersey AFL-CIO is asking gamblers to stay away from the Tropicana Casino and Resort until the Atlantic City casino reaches a deal with three...
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Workers Protest Stalled Casino Project, Rally for Jobs
(Ohio) -- Hundreds of union workers rallied in downtown Cleveland late Tuesday afternoon to send a strong message to Governor John Kasich. The organized labor members...
5/24/2011
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Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, union group fail to reach agreement on union election
(Pennsylvania) -- Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem and a union seeking to represent the casino’s security officers could not reach a voluntary agreement Monday on...
5/23/2011
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New Jersey AFL-CIO wants conventions to boycott Tropicana until contract dispute is settled
(Atlantic City) -- The New Jersey AFL-CIO is urging conventions to boycott Tropicana Casino and Resort until the gaming hall reaches a new contract agreement with three...
5/20/2011
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After Three Years of Negotiations, Foxwoods Union Triumphs
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino’s beverage-department employees voted 133-90 on May 16 to affiliate with a Westport, Connecticut-based union, reported the...
5/18/2011
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Union effort prevails at Foxwoods
(Connecticut) -- It shouldn't take the union for Foxwoods bartenders nearly as long to negotiate its first contract as it did to get elected. Local 371 of the United...
5/17/2011
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Foxwoods bartenders approve union in tribal law vote
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino bartenders, drink servers and bar porters affirmed their affiliation with a Westport-based union in a Monday vote under tribal...
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Foxwoods beverage workers approve union
(Connecticut) -- Bartenders, beverage servers and other workers at the Foxwoods Resort Casino have again voted to be represented by a union, paving the way for contract...
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Foxwoods beverage workers approve union
(Connecticut) -- Bartenders and other beverage department workers at Foxwoods Resort Casino voted 130 to 90 Monday to affiliate with Local 371 of the United Food and...
5/16/2011
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Las Vegas’ Hard Rock Hotel appeals labor board ruling
(Las Vegas) -- The new owners of the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas are keeping attorneys busy dealing with legal issues that arose under the prior ownership.
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Foxwoods bartenders, drink servers voting again today
(Connecticut) -- Bartenders, drink servers and bar porters at Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand at Foxwoods are voting again today, Monday, on whether to be...
5/13/2011
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Court of Appeals Hears Atlantic City Labor Dispute
(Atlantic City) -- Federal judges appeared split Thursday during a hearing at the U.S. District Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. on a casino labor dispute involving...
5/12/2011
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No strike at Tropicana as contract negotiations continue with Operating Engineers union
(Atlantic City) -- About 200 union workers rallied on the Boardwalk in a show of solidarity Thursday for three unions that are negotiating a new contract with Tropicana...
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Foxwoods bartenders' tribal law union election slated for Monday
(Connecticut) -- Bartenders, drink servers, and bar porters at Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand at Foxwoods are slated to vote again on affiliating with United Food...
5/11/2011
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Foxwoods bartenders face another union vote
(Connecticut) -- Despite having won an election that's been certified by the National Labor Relations Board, the union for bartenders and other beverage workers at...
4/27/2011
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Head of largest Atlantic City casino workers union throws support behind state-supervised tourism district
(Atlantic City) -- Atlantic City's new state-supervised tourism district picked up a major endorsement today from the Ahead of the city's largest casino workers...
4/25/2011
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Local Laborers Picket Casino Development Contract
(Maryland) -- Laborers from all over Maryland demonstrated against Reliable Contracting Company Monday to protest its recently signed agreement to work on the new gaming...
4/20/2011
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Revel, unions sign labor peace deal for casino
(Atlantic City) -- There will be no strikes or work stoppages while the rest of the half-finished Revel casino is built in Atlantic City. Revel Entertainment Group,...
4/19/2011
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Revel, unions sign labor agreement for $2.4 billion casino; about 1,800 workers already on site
(Atlantic City) -- Casino executives and a group representing more than 20 southern New Jersey trade unions signed an agreement Tuesday that ensures labor peace...
4/18/2011
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Casino workers angry over CAW "omissions"
(Ontario) -- Casino workers at Caesars Windsor were expressing their rage on Monday over a miscommunication between union leadership and workers during a ratification...
4/17/2011
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Christie threatens to close Meadowlands Racetrack in 3 weeks if union doesn't vote on paycuts
(New Jersey) -- Saying a key union has thrown up a "potentially fatal obstacle" to live harness racing in New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie said today that he...
4/15/2011
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Union Vote Could Determine Meadowlands Track's Future
(New Jersey) -- Meadowlands Racetrack tellers and security guards are scheduled to vote Thursday evening on whether to accept a reduction in staffing, hours and benefits...
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Mashantuckets, firefighters union agree on contract
(Connecticut) -- The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, owners of Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand at Foxwoods, has reached a labor agreement that covers all non-...
4/14/2011
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Union vote could determine Meadowlands track's future
(New Jersey) -- Meadowlands Racetrack tellers and security guards are scheduled to vote Thursday evening on whether to accept a reduction in staffing, hours and benefits...
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Tribe, firefighters reach labor accord under tribal law
(Connecticut) -- The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, owner of two Ledyard-area casinos, has reached a labor agreement that covers all non-command uniformed employees...
4/13/2011
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Mashantucket firefighters union ratifies first contract
(Connecticut) -- Members of the Mashantucket Pequot Fire Fighters Union ratified their first contract with the tribe Wednesday, the parties announced.
4/9/2011
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Workers warn jobs will be lost without Vancouver casino expansion
(Vancouver) -- The union representing casino workers at Vancouver's Edgewater Casino told the public hearings at Vancouver city hall that jobs would be lost without...
4/8/2011
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Casino workers fail in bid for more redundancy pay
(New Zealand) -- Christchurch Casino workers have been unsuccessful in their bid to get a bigger redundancy payout.
4/7/2011
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Casino workers ratify 3-year pact
(Ontario) -- Caesars Windsor workers voted 57.4 per cent in favour of a new three-year contract Wednesday custom made for an enterprise facing hard times.
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