Casino Workers to Vote on General Strike in Atlantic City
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The workers union in Atlantic City will vote on Wednesday to call a strike against the city's casinos and some of the biggest employers.
Unite Here union will ask its members to back a strike against the nine established gambling properties in Atlantic City.
The existing contracts with the casinos expired a little over two weeks ago. The union wants to make sure that this is fixed and on a quick schedule. It wants its members to vote for a general strike in Atlantic City. If they do, it may disrupt the July 4 holiday weekend. A strike on July Fourth is likely to pressure casinos into listening to their workers' demands. The Union is also looking for better contracts for its workers. Atlantic casinos are raking in bigger money from land-based and online operations.
Casino workers in Atlantic City are two weeks past their contract expiration. They are taking a vote this week to put in the hands of the negotiating committee the power to call a strike.
