AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler joined hundreds of Detroit casino workers chanting, “The people united will never be defeated” at Motor City Casino during a Wednesday evening rally as their strike nears the one-month mark.
“It’s time for Detroit casinos to quit gambling with their workers’ livelihoods,” Shuler said.
“Union casino workers kept this industry alive during the pandemic,” added Shuler, whose organization represents more than 12.5 million workers. “But despite Detroit casino owners making record profits, they are refusing to take care of their workers. This is unjust, unfair and unethical. It is time to pay the workers who keep you in business a living wage, to provide health care that allows workers to care for themselves and their families and to guarantee the job security their employees have earned.”
