FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—Saturday, December 2, 2023 Contact: Annemarie Strassel, astrassel@unitehere.org, (312-617-0495) DCC Unions Ratify Agreement with MGM Grand Detroit, Ending 47-Day Strike DETROIT – Union members with the Detroit Casino Council have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new contract with MGM Grand Detroit after 47 days on strike. The unions will suspend the strike effective […] The post DCC Unions Ratify Agreement with MGM Grand Detroit, Ending 47-Day Strike appeared first...| Detroit Casino Council
Strike ends at Hollywood Casino and MotorCity. Strike continues at MGM Grand Casino, where union members voted down tentative agreement. The post Union Members at Hollywood Casino and MotorCity Ratify Agreement with Casinos, Winning Highest Wage Increase in History of Detroit Casino Industry appeared first on Detroit Casino Council.| Detroit Casino Council
The Detroit Casino Council has reached a tentative agreement for a new five-year contract with MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity Casino and Hollywood Casino at Greektown after 32 days on strike. The post Historic Tentative Agreement Reached between Unions and Detroit Casinos appeared first on Detroit Casino Council.| Detroit Casino Council
Detroit, MI – Striking Detroit casino workers are taking action this evening at MotorCity Casino with labor allies, including AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler whose organization represents more than 12.5 million union workers. Hundreds of union workers and their community allies will be picketing outside the casino’s entrances tonight to demand the company settle a fair contract. The post AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler Joins Detroit’s Striking Casino Workers for Rally and Picketing at MotorCi...| Detroit Casino Council
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As Penn Entertainment launches its new ESPN BET rebrand for its sports betting app, workers at Penn-operated Hollywood Casino at Greektown, located in downtown Detroit, are calling on wagerers to boycott the platform until they are no longer on strike. The post Ongoing Strike at Detroit Casino Clouds Much-Anticipated Launch of ESPN BET appeared first on Detroit Casino Council.| Detroit Casino Council
The Detroit Casino strike is extending into cyberspace. Today, the Detroit Casino Council (DCC) is calling on the public to boycott four sports betting and online casino platforms associated with the three casinos where workers have been forced on strike: FanDuel (MotorCity Casino), soon-to-be-launched ESPN BET and Hollywood iCasino (Hollywood Casino at Greektown), and BetMGM (MGM Grand Detroit). In conjunction with the boycott, the DCC will launch a digital ad campaign on Monday, November 13...| Detroit Casino Council
MEDIA ADVISORY for November 7, 2023 at 10:00am As Detroit casino workers head into their fourth week on strike against Detroit’s profitable gaming industry, workers are calling for a “Detroit Strikers Bill of Rights” to protect the health and safety of people forced to walk the picket lines. At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, workers will share their stories and present a “Detroit Strikers Bill of Rights” with provisions designed to keep protestors safe, such as the right to move ...| Detroit Casino Council
Unions representing Detroit’s striking casino workers are launching a new donation program to support workers on strike at MotorCity Casino, MGM Grand Detroit, Hollywood Casino at Greektown and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM). As the weather gets colder and strikes stretch longer, unions and allies are coming together to ensure that strikers have everything they need while on the picket line. City Council President Mary Sheffield joined strikers at the rally today launching the d...| Detroit Casino Council
More than 300 striking Detroit casino workers traveled to Lansing Tuesday to speak with state leaders at Michigan’s State Capitol about the strike and other important legislation impacting all working people in Michigan. Striking workers are appealing to Michigan leaders to join them on the picket line.| Detroit Casino Council