'We are disappointed by the decision of the Detroit Casino Council as we have made generous, progressive settlement offers that position our team members and business for sustainable success. Hollywood Casino at Greektown issued the following statement as casino workers went on strike Tuesday:
Hollywood Casino at Greektown responds to strike The council says as workers go on strike at the three casinos, it could impact about $738,000 in city and state taxes and $3.4 million in casino operator revenues per day. We expect the casinos to heed our concerns to avoid a strike,' said Nia Winston, UNITE HERE Local 24 President. Just like auto workers, Blue Cross Blue Shield staff, UPS workers, writers, and hotel workers, Detroit casino workers are considering all options available to make sure one job in a Detroit casino is enough to raise a family on.
'Workers are fed up in an economy that is broken: costs keep going up, but when profits came back to the gaming industry, they didn't go into workers' pockets.