Uaw Atlantic City Casino Workers Average ratng: 3,7/5 3831 votes
In a HUGE setback for the UAW (aka United Against Workers), dealers at Kansas City's Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa rejected representation by the ailing auto workers' union by nearly two to one on Saturday night.
The UAW's previous election losses in the Casino Industry include Trump Marina in Atlantic City, as well as the Atlantic City Hilton. In 2007, in an effort to turn around its dramatic membership losses in the auto industry, the UAW began targeting the nation's casino dealers. Final approval of a contract by dealers would give the United Auto Workers union a major victory after more than two years of sluggish talks. It would also put Tropicana ahead of three other resort.
The overwhelming 113-68 defeat marks the third time the UAW has been beaten back in its attempt to replace the dues lost in the auto industry with money earned by casino dealers.
Argosy Casino general manager Tom Burke said he was very happy about the results, stated Kansas City.com.
“They lost significantly,” he said. “We’re very, very pleased with the results tonight. Most of all, we are very grateful to our dealers for seeing through the UAW’s negative and divisive tactics in an effort to force its way onto our property, attempting to drive a wedge between us and our dealers.
The UAW's previous election losses in the Casino Industry include Trump Marina in Atlantic City, as well as the Atlantic City Hilton.
In 2007, in an effort to turn around its dramatic membership losses in the auto industry, the UAW began targeting the nation's casino dealers. Despite winning several NLRB elections nearly a year ago, the union has failed to negotiate its own contract for any of the dealers represents.
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The one contract in the casino industry the UAW currently has is in Detroit, as the UAW is part of a coalition of several unions that negotiated representation of casino workers as a political deal in that city.
Clearly, the Argosy dealers apparently saw through the UAW's campaign and refused to let this union of unemployed auto workers gamble with their livelihoods.
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| UAW Casino Workers Endorses Senator-select Colin Bell Casino dealers back Bell in battleground 2nd District |
| (Atlantic City, NJ) — The United Automobile Workers, Region 9 Southern New Jersey Action Program Council has officially endorsed Senator-select Colin Bell for Senate in New Jersey’s 2nd Legislative District. Along with members working in the automotive, aerospace, and steel industries, UAW represents more than 12,500 gaming industry workers across the country. Here in Atlantic County, the UAW represents hundreds of workers, including casino table game dealers, slot technicians and more at several Atlantic City casino’s “I am honored to receive the support of the UAW,” said Senator-select Bell. “As state senator, I vow to stand with Atlantic County’s working men and women. Our county and our state owe their success to New Jersey’s organized labor. I will fight to ensure members, like those who make up the UAW in our casinos, have safe working conditions, guaranteed wages, and the right to organize.” The UAW Region 9 covers areas of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The UAW’s endorsement of Senator-select Bell was announced last week. ### |
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