Detroit casino workers have gone on strike | Eater Detroit

"Employees at this Detroit casino joined the citywide strike and began picketing to push for wage increases, improved retirement and healthcare benefits, protections against job losses from new technologies, and lighter workloads after pandemic-era staffing reductions. The negotiating coalition — including UNITE HERE Local 24, the UAW, Teamsters, Operating Engineers and Carpenters — spent hundreds of hours bargaining and advanced a strike authorization when talks stalled; unions emphasize that gaming revenue has rebounded to record levels even as union wages lagged. The operator responded that it plans to remain open during the strike, said it has made ‘‘generous, progressive’’ settlement offers, and expressed a commitment to continue bargaining in good faith." - Serena Maria Daniels