10.17.07
MotorCity Casino closes as strike deadline passes
UPDATED AT 11:40 A.M.: Gambling patrons and tour buses are being turned away from MotorCity Casino as the casino prepares to shut down in advance of a noon strike deadline.
Negotiators for MotorCity Casino and the Detroit Casino Council, made up of members of the United Auto Workers, Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees union, and International Union of Operating Engineers, Teamsters and Carpenters, which represents approximately 6,100 employees at the city's three casinos, agreed last night to extend the existing contract until noon.
Patrons and employees were being asked late this morning to leave the premises of the casino near the Lodge Freeway. No picket signs were visible as of late this morning. WWJ-AM (950) was reporting that patrons and tour buses were being diverted to the city's two other casinos.
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