Negotiations To Continue On Tuesday For Casino Worker Strike

Casino workers over the past couple of years have wizened up to allowing casinos to take advantage of them. Many workers at casinos all across the world have began to join unions in hopes of bettering their working conditions.

In Ontario, workers from three casinos walked out on their jobs on June 1st. They began a strike that is still ongoing, although the weekend lent itself to the possibility of the strike coming to an end.

Negotiations could again begin to take place as early as Tuesday. 850 workers have been without jobs since they started the strike. Woodbine Raceway in Toronto, and casinos in Sudbury and Brantford all saw their workers walk out on them.

"We understand how difficult the prolonged strike has been for our workers, their families and local communities, and we remain committed to seeking a mutually acceptable agreement to bring this strike to an end," said the OLG.

The Canadian Auto Workers is the union that represents the casino workers. They have held talks over the past weekend with the Ontario Lottery Corporation. On Sunday night the two sides agreed that the talks had progressed well enough that the sides could enter back into negotiations hopefully by Tuesday.

July 21, 2008
Posted By Terry Goodwin
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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