10.23.07
MotorCity workers ratify contract
By Jonathan Eppley
Workers at MotorCity Casino ratified a new four-year contract on Monday.
Members of the Detroit Casino Council, made up of four unions, voted in favor of the labor contract that is to provide pay increases and protect employee health care. About 73 percent of the voters approved the contract.
The contract is to include a $1,000 up-front bonus and 4 percent pay increases over the next four years for all casino employees.
Approximately 2,000 members make up the casino workers’ council, which includes members from the UAW, Unite/HERE, Operating Engineers and Teamsters unions. The four unions represent dealers, cashiers, valets, cooks, servers and other types of workers.
Included in the contract is health care coverage to be maintained with no increase in premiums employees pay into the plan. However, new hires are to pay a co-share premium.
Also outlined in the new agreement are improvements in dental coverage, employer contributions to employee 401(k) accounts and additional funds for tuition assistance.
“This is a step forward for our members, our families and the gaming industry in Detroit,” said UAW Vice President Jimmy Settles in a statement.
“Detroit casinos are growing, with more than $1 billion in new investment in our city. Good-paying union jobs will be a key part of the expanded gaming industry, along with the highest possible standards of customer service,” Settles said.
Contract negotiations are ongoing at MGM Grand Detroit Casino L.L.C. and Greektown Casino L.L.C.
By Jonathan Eppley
Workers at MotorCity Casino ratified a new four-year contract on Monday.
Members of the Detroit Casino Council, made up of four unions, voted in favor of the labor contract that is to provide pay increases and protect employee health care. About 73 percent of the voters approved the contract.
The contract is to include a $1,000 up-front bonus and 4 percent pay increases over the next four years for all casino employees.
Approximately 2,000 members make up the casino workers’ council, which includes members from the UAW, Unite/HERE, Operating Engineers and Teamsters unions. The four unions represent dealers, cashiers, valets, cooks, servers and other types of workers.
Included in the contract is health care coverage to be maintained with no increase in premiums employees pay into the plan. However, new hires are to pay a co-share premium.
Also outlined in the new agreement are improvements in dental coverage, employer contributions to employee 401(k) accounts and additional funds for tuition assistance.
“This is a step forward for our members, our families and the gaming industry in Detroit,” said UAW Vice President Jimmy Settles in a statement.
“Detroit casinos are growing, with more than $1 billion in new investment in our city. Good-paying union jobs will be a key part of the expanded gaming industry, along with the highest possible standards of customer service,” Settles said.
Contract negotiations are ongoing at MGM Grand Detroit Casino L.L.C. and Greektown Casino L.L.C.
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