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Casino Workers Gambled On Negotiations, Won Better Contracts

INDIANA – As reported by the North West Times: "Low-wage workers took on mega-sized casino companies and came out with better contracts this week.

"Tactics such as forming a unified front and keeping up the pressure on riverboat owners helped, said Ruth Needleman, a professor of labor relations at Indiana University Northwest in Gary.

"…The nearly 850 union workers employed by Harrah's East Chicago; Majestic Star casino and Trump Casino and Hotel in Gary; and Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City had been working without contracts for nearly three months.

"The new, five-year contracts negotiated this week by Unite Here Local 1 provides an annual 7.6 percent hike in combined wages, benefits and other compensations and guaranteed job security in the event a casino is sold…"

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