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Tropicana Casino Union Trouble Means Things Can Get Worse
ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY --
Officials connected with operating the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City probably thought they had already seen as much trouble as a gambling establishment could imagine in a year. but the news has gotten worse. Dealers at the Tropicana Casino voted this weekend to approve a strike if a labor contract is not forthcoming.
Tropicana personnel joined the United Auto Workers in August of 2007, and cast better than eighty percent of ballots to grant the union permission to take the workers to strike if negotiations falter.
Dealers joined slot technicians at the Tropicana, who approved a potential strike last month, in protesting management moves to reduce benefits. The casino also wants employees to carry the burden of rising health care costs.
The Tropicana has had its previous ownership ousted after union run-ins over layoffs led to the license being removed by the state gaming board. The casino and resort has been run by a trustee while officials try to arrange a sale of the property.
Overall, conditions in Atlantic City have been horrific for the gaming industry. Recession, competition, and smoking laws have all combined with poor management decisions to cause huge declines in the area's casino-based revenue.
Workers voiced hope that a strike did not come to pass, noting that nobody wants to be out of work in the present economy. Thomas Hand, a dealer at a competing casino, said, 'It's almost like the Tropicana is cursed, considering the troubles it's faced this past year."
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