MGM issued the below response to the vote: When asked what it would take for her to vote 'yes' on a future contract, Abraham said, 'All it would take for me is a little bonus up front instead of year five, and a reduction to four years for the contract, or three years.' 'I’m ready to go back to work, I have a life outside of here, I have a son getting ready to graduate from high school.' 'I had people that were shuttling me back to my car that were like ‘make sure you vote no,'' shared Hampton. LaKeisha Hampton is one of them and told 7 Action News that she was surprised the contract didn't get ratified, and was also surprised the pressure she experienced Friday to vote 'no.' More than 600 MGM workers voted 'yes' on ratification. Roberts co-worker Nina Hamilton said, 'The baseline was way too low.'Ībraham said that she believed to sign the contract would put future union workers at a disadvantage. The second key issue seemed to be the $3/hour upfront pay raise.Ĭatherine Bilek Roberts, who also works at MGM, said, 'We should at least get $6, or $7 an hour, the first year.' The long duration of the contract was a key issue for Abraham and many of the 700 some MGM union workers who voted not to ratify the contract. 'I was afraid that a 64-month contract was just too long,' said Wendy Abraham, a union member and dealer at MGM Grand Detroit.

Strikers outside MGM Monday told 7 Action News that the historic offer was close, but not quite there. They are the only Detroit casino group that voted down last Friday's tentative contract offer from Detroit casinos. DETROIT (WXYZ) - MGM Grand Detroit union workers are out on the picket line again today.

Detroit casino strike update