12, at Teamsters Union Hall, 2700 Trumbull St., Detroit, The DCC press conference will be held at 12:30 p.m. We expect the casinos to heed our concerns to avoid a strike.”

“Just like auto workers, Blue Cross Blue Shield staff, UPS workers, writers, and hotel workers, Detroit casino workers are considering all options available to make sure one job in a Detroit casino is enough to raise a family on. “Workers are fed up in an economy that is broken: costs keep going up, but when profits came back to the gaming industry, they didn’t go into workers’ pockets,” said UNITE HERE Local 24 President Nia Winston, in a statement. The contract negotiations are coinciding with the ongoing strike by more than 25,000 United Auto Workers members - now in its 27th day - against Detroit’s Big Three automakers Ford Motor Company, General Motors and Stellantis, as well as UAW strikes by more than 1,000 Blue Cross Blue Shield staff in Michigan. A strike at the three casinos would affect 3,700 casino workers with all job titles.

Workers are seeking higher wages, better retirement benefits and protections against new technology during contract negotiations, which began in September. The DCC is made up of five unions: UNITE HERE Local 24, United Auto Workers, Teamsters Local 1038, Operating Engineers Local 324 and the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters, which represent Casino workers in various capacities including dealers, cleaning staff, food and beverage workers, valets, engineers and more. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.

The council will be holding a press conference tomorrow about the status of ongoing contract negotiations before the agreement expires on Monday, Oct.

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