MGM workers in Detroit have been on strike since mid-October.Ĭaesars Entertainment, the second-biggest Las Vegas casino operator after MGM by number of employees, said that its deal with the unions provides 'meaningful wage increases.' The union called the tentative deal 'historic.' Shares of MGM were down 1.5% in morning trading. The Las Vegas unions, considered among the most powerful in the United States, said they also successfully negotiated mandated daily room cleaning and increased safety protections for workers. 'We're pleased to have reached a tentative agreement that averts a strike, gives our Culinary Union employees a well-earned boost to pay and benefits and reduces workloads,' Bill Hornbuckle, MGM chief executive officer, said in a statement.

in our 88-year history,' Ted Pappageorge, secretary-treasurer of the Culinary Union, said in a statement. 'After seven months of negotiations, we are proud to say that this is the best contract and economic package we have ever won. Casino resort operators have been earning record profits from a steady post-pandemic recovery in Las Vegas tourism. Unions across industries are pressing employers for better pay and benefits, buoyed by a shortage of workers.

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