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Unions seeking a piece of Lincoln Park expansion29 January 2007LINCOLN PARK, Rhode Island -- As reported by Providence Business News: "The $220 million expansion and renovation of Lincoln Park, which is intended to transform the downtrodden dog track into a regional gaming destination, is raising the stakes for labor unions that have represented workers at the park for decades. "About 80 percent of Lincoln Park's work force of 1,000 is currently unionized and the venue's owner, BLB Investors LLC, plans to add 300 to 400 new union jobs as the site's total work force grows to about 1,800, said spokeswoman Cynthia Stern. "...In November, BLB and the Teamsters Local 251 reached agreement on a new contract under which valet service workers at Lincoln Park will become unionized for the first time, Stern said. "But labor advocates and representatives of the unions that represent the majority of Lincoln Park's permanent work force said they have significant concerns about the future of union jobs there..." |