Lonardo, 74, who signed an agreement to cooperate with the FBI last August, said that Teamster leaders who personally profited from untaxed gambling proceeds included Roy L. Lonardo, the highest-ranking Mafia leader ever to turn government witness, told a hushed courtroom Friday how top organized crime figures conspired with Teamster Union officials in the mid-1970s to share illegally skimmed money from Las Vegas casinos. “By contrast, the total wages paid to workers represented by the Detroit Casino Council at the three Detroit casinos in 2022 were $34 million less than in 2019.Angelo A. In the time since the end of pandemic restrictions and the legalization of online gaming, industry revenues have reached a new record high, generating $2.27 billion through in-person and online gaming,” according to a DCC press release. “We are prepared to strike, if necessary,” Winston said.įollowing COVID-19 shutdowns, “Detroit casino workers sacrificed raises and shouldered heavier workloads so the industry could recover. The DCC is composed of five unions: UNITE HERE Local 24, the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 7777, Teamsters Local 1038, Operating Engineers Local 324 and the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters. “We’re calling on these companies to stop gambling on our livelihoods,” she said.

Winston said that both sides are “far apart.” “We’ve helped this industry stay open, get back on its feet, and now the industry is booming but the people who make these casinos run are still struggling,” said Nia Winston, UNITE HERE Local 24 president. That means that 3,700 workers could be hoisting strike pickets signs outside Detroit’s three casinos - Hollywood Casino at Greektown, MGM Grand Detroit and MotorCity Casino - as early as Tuesday morning if a settlement isn’t reached with management.

About 3,700 unionized Detroit casino workers are poised to strike on Tuesday if a contract deal is not reached.

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