In a letter to MGM Grand employees, Midwest Group President and COO Matt Buckley said that six proposals were made to the unions and the latest offer included the largest pay increase in the history of MGM Grand Detroit. The council consists of the United Auto Workers, Unite Here Local 24, Teamsters Local 1038, Operating Engineers Local 324 and the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters. “And now they’re asking to get what they deserve now that the industry has recovered and is doing as well as it ever has been.” “Across the board, they’re (workers) saying that what they’re earning is not enough and that they made sacrifices in the raises that they did receive over the course of the pandemic to help the casinos stay afloat and keep thriving,” said Meghan Cohorst, a spokesperson for casino council. The casino workers, represented by the Detroit Casino Council (DCC), want increased wages, better health care and retirement security and a reduction in workloads that increased following pandemic-related job cuts.

and Stellantis and unionized customer service workers at Blue Cross Blue Shield.

The strike is the latest in a wave of labor actions this fall, following walkouts by the United Auto Workers at General Motors, Ford Motor Co.

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