Caesar’s dealers push for union
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Six months after dealers at Wynn Las Vegas unionized as a response to Steve Wynn’s policy of tip-sharing with managers and supervisors, dealers at Caesar’s Palace are also looking to join up with TWU Dealers Local 721.
The AFL-CIO affiliate released a statement to the press yesterday regarding recent events:
The Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) will announce at a briefing for the media today that they have filed for a union election at the Caesars Palace casino. An overwhelming majority signed union authorization cards calling for an election. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is expected to schedule a vote some time in December.
“We are tired,” said the dealer and union website organizer known only as “Rumplestiltskin,”
of seeing other union workers in tip-earning positions being paid as much as $17 per hour base wages, plus tips, while the top pay for a dealer is $7.60 per hour, even after 30 years of service.”
“Management tells us, ‘We had a record profit last quarter. Keep up the good work,’ and then we get (no added rewards) for our work and actually have things taken away. They occasionally have slapped us in the face with raises ranging from 4 cents to 10 cents an hour while our CEO is pocketing tens of millions.”
