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By Stephen Singer
Hartford, Connecticut (AP)
The election victory by the United Auto Workers to represent dealers at the Foxwoods Resort Casino will lead to stepped up efforts to organize other Indian-run casinos in the United States, a top union official said.
With union membership at historically low levels, organized labor sees the profitable and growing number of casinos as fertile territory to increase its presence.
“I do think this will embolden workers at tribal casinos around the nation,” said Elizabeth Bunn, secretary-treasurer of the UAW in Detroit. She would not say whether the union is working on other casino organizing drives.
Hartford, Connecticut (AP)
The election victory by the United Auto Workers to represent dealers at the Foxwoods Resort Casino will lead to stepped up efforts to organize other Indian-run casinos in the United States, a top union official said.
With union membership at historically low levels, organized labor sees the profitable and growing number of casinos as fertile territory to increase its presence.
“I do think this will embolden workers at tribal casinos around the nation,” said Elizabeth Bunn, secretary-treasurer of the UAW in Detroit. She would not say whether the union is working on other casino organizing drives.
