More Unionization Could Be Coming To Foxwoods Casino

Unions are becoming more and more prevalent when it comes to casino workers. For years, workers have been at the mercy of casino owners, but recently, that has begun to change.

A vote is set for today by maintenance workers, electricians, carpenters, and others, that will decide whether or not these groups will join the International Union of Operating Engineers. The workers are from the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut.

This is not the first time that union representation has come up at the casino. Back in November, dealers and table game operators voted to join the United Auto Workers Union.

That vote is being challenged in court, with both sides flinging allegations at the other. The casino feels the vote was done inappropriately, while the union claims that people were persuaded by the casino to vote against the union.

The casino's owners, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, has contested the vote for the dealers to join the union. So far, the vote has not been overturned and the Auto Workers Union has already gone to work for the dealers.

The trend of joining unions has become a popular one at casinos around the United States. For years, workers have had to deal with whatever conditions the casinos they worked in set forth. Now, with the help of unions, they have already seen one of their main concerns, smoking, be eliminated in many of their workplaces.

May 1, 2008
Posted By Larry Rutherford
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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