Unions Beat The House In Atlantic City!

A big win for the UAW and SPFPA:

Dealers at Bally's Atlantic City, the largest casino in Atlantic City, N.J., voted June 2-3 for representation by the United Auto Workers.

On June 3, security officers at the same casino voted for representation by the International Union of Security, Police, and Fire Professionals of America, marking the first casino security officers organized in Atlantic City.

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In an election conducted June 2-3 by the National Labor Relations Board, dealers, keno, and simulcast workers at Bally's voted 628-255 for representation by the UAW, with 141 challenged ballots that were not determinative, according to John Breese, assistant to the regional director for NLRB Region 4 in Philadelphia. Approximately 1,129 employees were eligible to vote in that election, he said.

In a separate election conducted June 3, security officers employed by the casino voted 151-71 for representation by the SPFPA. That unit included some 255 eligible workers, Breese said.

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Meanwhile, SPFPA Organizing Director Steve Maritas told BNA June 4 that in the past there have been several attempts by smaller unions to organize security officers in Atlantic City, but no union has been able to organize these workers until now.

Referring to the twin union victories, Maritas added, "You might beat them once, but you never beat them twice. Finally, someone beat the house."

In today’s world, where union-busting is a multi-million dollar industry, and our President and his cronies are evading human rights in the name of the almighty dollar, it’s good to celebrate union victories.

Hooray for the UAW and SPFPA!