“I’m sure that’s affecting a lot of people,' striking table games dealer Jeff Valentine said about the freezing temperatures. The cold temperatures are not helping either, as striking workers have to bare the elements in four-hour shifts. Now, only one casino remains on strike in Detroit: MGM Grand.

Over a month later, MotorCity Casino and Hollywood Casino at Greektown ratified an agreement and those on the picket lines returned to work.

17, thousands of workers at three Detroit casinos - MotorCity Casino, Hollywood Casino at Greektown and MGM Grand Detroit - walked off the job to push for better wages and benefits. 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 (WXYZ) - It's back to the negotiating table for union representatives and MGM Grand Detroit this week as the worker's strike heads into week six. 'As a two-time breast cancer survivor, I’m fighting to protect our health care. '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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