In past contracts, the Atlantic City union had concentrated on preserving health care and pension benefits, but this time sought “significant” pay raises for workers to help them keep pace with spiraling prices for gasoline, food, rent and other living expenses, the union said.Ĭopyright 2023 The Associated Press. It also removed any chance of a strike for several years, an important consideration for Atlantic City’s casino industry as it tries to return to pre-pandemic business levels. Last summer, the casino workers’ union in Atlantic City negotiated landmark contracts that gave workers the biggest raises they’ve ever had.
“It’s a chance for all the members to come out and show that we’re really ready to fight.” It has a lot of drunks, ton of pot smoking and weird. It was fun drive so looking all the little wedding chapels and art. “It’s great to see all the huge numbers in turnout,” said Kuykendall, a bellperson at Flamingo Las Vegas. Downtown Vegas by Fremont where the original casinos started Bars, gambling, food, and a ton of people.
Rory Kuykendall, 40, said he is hopeful that Tuesday’s vote will have the same effect. Five-year contracts were reached soon after a majority of the participating 25,000 hospitality workers cast votes to walk off the job. The union last voted to authorize a strike in 2018.
