Foxwoods Casino Dealers to Join Union (voted 1,289 to 852)

Source: AP

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Dealers at the Foxwoods Resort Casino have voted to unionize, a move Connecticut's attorney general says could have a "seismic" impact at Indian casinos across the nation.

The dealers at the tribal casino in southeastern Connecticut voted 1,289 to 852 in favor of joining the United Auto Workers, which represents about 6,000 gambling workers in Detroit, Atlantic City, N.J., and Newport, R.I.

"It's a significant step forward for gaming employees who work on tribal lands," said Elizabeth Bunn, the secretary-treasurer of the UAW. "I think it will embolden workers at other tribal casinos."

Saturday's vote was held after the National Labor Relations Board rejected a motion by the casino's owners, the Mashantucket Pequots, to delay the process while the board reviews the ruling by regional NLRB officials that found the dealers had the right to unionize.

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See also yesterdays story about the election: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=367x5296

The owners just pocket the money anyway. And I say this as someone who is from Connecticut and has visited Foxwoods.

I trust him to be fair to the union.