On June 1, the contracts of 50,000 union workers expire, making them eligible to strike. The last casino worker strike, in 1984, lasted 67 days and cost more than $1 million a day.
Why? Higher wages,
naturally. But the workers are also looking for better job security,
especially from robots. “We support innovations that improve jobs, but
we oppose automation when it only destroys jobs,” says Geoconda
Argüello-Kline, secretary-treasurer for the Culinary Union.
The service industry is increasingly susceptible to automation, but still has a ways to go before replacing casino workers en masse. Striking and negotiating now could be the right move to prepare for the worst case scenario.
The service industry is increasingly susceptible to automation, but still has a ways to go before replacing casino workers en masse. Striking and negotiating now could be the right move to prepare for the worst case scenario.
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