While the casinos are seeing very few guests, the concerns for workers is that replacement workers will be brought in. Outside of the council chambers, the strike continues into its seventh day, with talks scheduled to resume Thursday, Oct. On Tuesday, the City Council voted in favor of a resolution supporting the casino workers who are currently on strike. These three casinos reported a combined revenue of $1.2 billion for 2022. In 1998, the Detroit City Council voted to welcome three casinos to the city. However, the Detroit City Council told the striking workers they are on their side and to fight until they receive the wages they want.ĭetroit City Council chambers were crowded Tuesday, Oct 24, as the striking casino workers brought their cause to the Detroit City Council. Related: How much tax revenue do Detroit casinos generate every year? These companies are making more than ever, and it’s time they respect us for all the sacrifices we made to keep the doors open during the pandemic.DETROIT – Casinos across Detroit are nearly empty, taking in fewer dollars, which means the City of Detroit is taking in fewer tax dollars.

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'The company is offering us nickels and dimes, and they want us to pay more for healthcare,' says Terri Sykes, a dealer at MotorCity Casino and President of UAW Local 7777. They said it did not meet their demands, which included protecting health care, job security, retirement benefits, and reducing workloads. The casinos offered a final proposal late Tuesday morning that the unions rejected. MORE: How much money Detroit could lose from a casino strikeĪccording to an update from the DCC, negotiations went on for months without reaching a deal.

We will remain open for business to serve our customers and are committed to continued good-faith bargaining with the Detroit Casino Council to resolve the issues at hand as soon as possible.'įive unions make up the DCC: Local 24, United Auto Workers, Teamsters Local 1038, Operating Engineers Local 324, and the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters. '…we have made generous, progressive settlement offers that position our team members and business for sustainable success. In response to the strike, Penn Entertainment which runs Greektown said it was disappointed by the decision to strike.

They are now picketing for a new deal after rejecting contract offers proposed Tuesday morning.įOX 2 reached out to the Detroit mayor's office for comment, but did not hear back. Thousands of dealers, cleaning staff, food and beverage workers, valets, and engineers make up the unionized workers that operate the three Detroit gaming centers.

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