By Stephen Singer
Hartford, Connecticut (AP)
Bartenders at Foxwoods Resort Casino have asked the National Labor Relations Board to supervise an election in a drive to organize a union.
Brian Petronella, president of Local 371 of the United Food and Commercial Workers, said the union wants to represent about 360 bartenders, beverage servers and others at the casino in eastern Connecticut.
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Hartford, Connecticut (AP)
The National Labor Relations Board has ordered a union election at the Foxwoods Resort Casino to the dismay of the Indian-run operation.
The United Food and Commercial Workers wants to represent about 360 bartenders, beverage servers and others...07-13-2010, 12:47 PM -
Augusta, Maine (AP)
A new coalition is speaking out against a referendum in November’s election asking voters if they want to allow a new casino in western Maine.
The coalition calls itself Citizens Against the Oxford Casino. It includes the Hollywood Slots casino in...08-02-2010, 05:59 PM -
By Clarke Canfield
Portland, Maine (AP)
A casino investor said last week that the bleak economy and high unemployment made Mainers more receptive than in the past to a full-blown casino with slot machines and table games.
About 51 percent of voters in the November...11-08-2010, 10:21 PM -
Shingle Springs, California (AP)
A tribal casino scheduled to open later this year in Northern California shouldn’t have any problem filling its jobs.
About 11,000 people applied for jobs at the Red Hawk Casino about 30 miles east of Sacramento. The casino, owned by...09-30-2008, 03:46 PM -
Temecula, California (AP) 7-08
The Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula plans to lay off about 400 of its 4,700 workers, blaming tough economic times.
The casino, the second-largest private employer in Riverside County, draws customers from across Southern California....07-30-2008, 04:40 PM