Thousands of Detroit Casino workers, represented by the Detroit Casino Council, are on strike after failed negotiations with the city’s three casinos – MGM Grand, MotorCity and Hollywood Casino at Greektown. Here’s a roundup of some of the labor activity brewing across industries in the region: Detroit casino workers When you start not being able to feed your family, it’s a problem,” said Maisha Blessett, 50 of Detroit, a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan employee who was on the picket line Wednesday. “Companies, businesses - they need to pay attention because people are tired. Earlier this year, some 2,000 graduate student workers at the University of Michigan went on strike in the spring and reached a contract just before classes started, and workers last week at General Dynamics who have voted to authorize a strike last week.Īcross the board, workers are demanding higher wages and more benefits, from health care to retirement. They join auto workers and UAW-represented employees of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) and employees at three nursing homes in metro Detroit.

The latest workers to walk are those at three downtown Detroit casinos. This story also appeared in Detroit Free Press

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