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Organizing win Story by Jennifer John
The UAW now represents 1,000 workers at the Greektown Casino, and other unions represent nearly 800 in the aftermath of a card check that showed strong union support. The casino quickly agreed to recognize the Detroit Casino Council as bargaining representative. UAW President Stephen P. Yokich said, “It’s refreshing to work with employers who genuinely respect the right of workers to join unions.” About 70 percent of the eligible 1,757 workers had signed authorization cards for the council, which includes the UAW, the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees, Teamsters, Operating Engineers and Carpenters. The council already represents more than 4,600 workers at Detroit’s MGM Grand and Motor City casinos, which ratified their first contracts last October.
“It’s good for our city and good for Greektown Casino workers that they will now join their union brothers and sisters at the MGM Grand and the Motor City casinos in Detroit’s dynamic and growing casino industry,” Yokich said. “We look forward to a constructive and mutually beneficial relationship with the Greektown Casino management.” Of the 1,000 UAW members at Greektown Casino, about 650 are dealers, 300 are finance workers, and the rest are slot technicians. Stacy Hurst, a pit clerk who has worked at the Greektown Casino since it opened last October, was an active member of the organizing committee. Hurst, who works the swing shift, told her co-workers, “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.” What’s next? They’ll elect a bargaining committee and start negotiating their first contract.
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