casino union contract expires tonight

**gopher** · October-18-11, 02:49 PM

http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/region/...ed-by-midnight

**gopher** · October-18-11, 04:49 PM

casinos set to shutdown at 9PM

**Ray1936** · October-18-11, 08:27 PM

Nevada casinos open 24/7. Come to Vegas, Reno, Winnemucca, Tonopah, Ely, Hawthorne, or beautiful downtown Pahrump to spend your gambling bucks!

Weather all week: Mid-80s and cloudless.

**Zacha341** · October-18-11, 10:52 PM

Shut DOWN? Oh the 'horror' of it all.... moneys kept in ones pocket and not dispersed down the toilet known as the casino. A bill might actually be paid. Oye! ROTFL!

Originally Posted by gopher

casinos set to shutdown at 9PM

**softailrider** · October-18-11, 11:14 PM

Originally Posted by Ray1936

Nevada casinos open 24/7. Come to Vegas, Reno, Winnemucca, Tonopah, Ely, Hawthorne, or beautiful downtown Pahrump to spend your gambling bucks!

Weather all week: Mid-80s and cloudless.

I'd sure enjoy the pooltime and golf, haven't made a bet in a casino in 4 or 5 years though. Decided I was better off KEEPING my money.

**Islandman** · October-18-11, 11:51 PM

Yeah, I see this is a a plus too. My apologies if you work in the field.

**gopher** · October-19-11, 01:10 AM

apologize to my wife and kids who will no longer have health insurance

**Islandman** · October-19-11, 09:01 AM

Isn't that your union representative's fault, not mine?

Sorry, I've never been part of a union, and have always had to pay my own health isurance for my family as a contractor. I hope it works out.

**Lowell** · October-19-11, 09:23 AM

Another 24 hour reprieve...

An MGM Grand card dealer who asked not to be identified because he wasn't authorized by unions to speak said workers opposed an offer of $1,000 signing bonuses, but no pay increases and higher health insurance costs. The dealer said higher health care costs were troubling because of casino worker exposure to secondhand smoke. Casinos are exempted from Michigan's 2010 ban on smoking in other workplaces, a result of casino industry lobbying.

"It's insulting," the dealer said. "We expect the same contract if not a better one because they're turning a profit."

UNITE HERE Local 24, which represents hospitality workers at the casinos, said the casino council overwhelmingly approved a strike vote "in order to maintain the wages, benefits and working conditions [[workers) deserve."

I find the note about second-hand smoke interesting and how it becomes a bargaining issue. As it should be as the casinos wormed an exemption into the law for themselves. A couple of months ago I toured Motor City out of curiosity and was reminded how awful it used to be in bars and restaurants prior to the ban and how much my clothing still stunk of tobacco smoke the next morning.

**oldredfordette** · October-19-11, 10:20 AM

Solidarity, gopher. I hope they don't go out, but they deserve support if they do.

**Det_ard** · October-19-11, 02:51 PM

Originally Posted by gopher

apologize to my wife and kids who will no longer have health insurance

Don't you qualify for COBRA if you go on strike? I know it costs money, but wouldn't your union pay for it? Or if they don't, you can still pay for your family's health insurance yourself. It's not like you're banned from purchasing health insurance.