This is the first strike at the Detroit casinos since they opened in the late 1990s and 2000. The casino workers were under a three-year extension to a five-year contract.
The contract had been set to lapse at midnight on Tuesday but was extended until noon as talks continued. The Detroit Casino Council, representing casino workers across five unions, has been seeking improvements to wages and benefits in negotiations with casinos that started last month. visitors have always been an important part of our business and we welcome them to visit our property, either for the first time or for a return visit, to experience our world-class Caesars brand,” said Caesars Windsor’s manager of public relations and communications Susanne Tomkins in a written statement. On Tuesday afternoon, negotiations between three casinos - MotorCity Casino Hotel, MGM Grand, and Hollywood Casino at Greektown - and unions failed to reach an agreement by deadline, prompting 3,700 workers to walk off the job. Of course, we want their casinos to be running and everyone to be gainfully employed, but in the interim, the invitation is certainly out there.”
“The invitation (to American gamers) is out there,” Orr said.
