In a HUGE setback for the UAW (aka United Against Workers), dealers at Kansas City's Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa rejected representation by the ailing auto workers' union by nearly two to one on Saturday night.
The overwhelming 113-68 defeat marks the third time the UAW has been beaten back in its attempt to replace the dues lost in the auto industry with money earned by casino dealers.
Argosy Casino general manager Tom Burke said he was very happy about the results, stated Kansas City.com.
“They lost significantly,” he said. “We’re very, very pleased with the results tonight. Most of all, we are very grateful to our dealers for seeing through the UAW’s negative and divisive tactics in an effort to force its way onto our property, attempting to drive a wedge between us and our dealers.
The UAW's previous election losses in the Casino Industry include Trump Marina in Atlantic City, as well as the Atlantic City Hilton.
In 2007, in an effort to turn around its dramatic membership losses in the auto industry, the UAW began targeting the nation's casino dealers. Despite winning several NLRB elections nearly a year ago, the union has failed to negotiate its own contract for any of the dealers represents.
The one contract in the casino industry the UAW currently has is in Detroit, as the UAW is part of a coalition of several unions that negotiated representation of casino workers as a political deal in that city.
Clearly, the Argosy dealers apparently saw through the UAW's campaign and refused to let this union of unemployed auto workers gamble with their livelihoods.
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It is a clear victory over UAW. Congrats! You have correctly said that, "Union of unemployed auto workers gamble with their livelihoods". Thanks!
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6/7/19 -- Argosy Casino in Riverside, MO dealers OVERWHELMINGLY vote 76-34 YES to join UAW. Since our last vote in 2008, the company has reduced benefits drastically and the starting pay has remained the same for the last 25 years--$4.50/hour. The dealers saw through the company's union busting tactics during the union drive and resoundingly voted YES. Argosy now joins 25 other casinos nationwide, all of which have contracts and have improved wages and working conditions for hourly employees. Over 10,000 casino employees in 10 states are represented by the UAW. Uaw.org/gaming
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