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Casino Workers Say ‘Pay the Dealer’ and Vote for UAW Card |
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Nearly 1,000 Atlantic City, N.J., casino workers won a voice at work last week when they voted to join the UAW. By more than a four-to-one margin, some 950 full- and part-time dealers and dual rate employees said “Yes” to UAW representation Saturday. On Thursday, 35 slot machine technicians at Caesars voted to join UAW.
Last week’s casino victories were the fourth and fifth election wins for Atlantic City casino workers this year. Earlier, dealers at Caesars, Bally’s and Trump Plaza voted to join the UAW. On Saturday, cashiers at Caesars are set to vote for a voice at work.
Joe Ashton, UAW Region 9 director, says:
Workers are on a roll in Atlantic City. This is five important wins so far this year, and we continue to hear from more casino workers who want to join this movement and win a voice on the job and dignity in the workplace.
Part-time black jack dealer Phonsan Duangthabjan says he now has no health care coverage or other benefits. He told the Philadelphia Inquirer:
That’s why I voted yes. I need the benefits.
Ashton says bargaining for a first contract for casino dealers is already under way with Caesars’ management, and workers at other UAW-represented casinos are electing negotiating teams, developing bargaining proposals and taking other steps to prepare for negotiations.
The UAW represents some 6,000 gaming employees in Atlantic City, Detroit and Newport, R.I. Says UAW Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth Bunn:
It’s very exciting for our union to be part of this growing movement in Atlantic City and elsewhere around the country. It’s a great opportunity for workers in the gaming industry to improve their workplaces, and our union is proud to assist them in every way possible.
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