Union members told 7 Action News Tuesday that they are 'miles apart' from the casinos in contract negotiations and nowhere close to a deal.
It was not our intention to strike, but we’re doing what we need to do to get the respect.' 'Respect more than anything else and until we get it, this is where we are.
There were some empty tables and no food to be seen but outside of that, it seemed to be business as usual, surprising as the 3,700 union workers who walked out include casino engineers, chefs, dealers, valets and barbacks like Ulyssis Bryant who spoke with us. We went inside MotorCity ourselves to see how operations were still running. 'There is a small percentage of hourly workers that are not a part of the unions,' said Grubba. Grubba was among the flood of workers who walked out at MotorCity Tuesday and told us to her knowledge, there were little to no casino employees left inside. DETROIT (WXYZ) - At noon on Tuesday, for the first time in Detroit history, casino union employees walked out of work to strike.īartender at MotorCity Casino Hotel & Union Steward, Allison Grubba, said, 'It’s amazing, to be able to have the power to what we think is right and what we think we deserve.'
