The Detroit City Council is standing by the 3,700 workers on strike from the city’s three casinos, even though the ongoing strike could put hundreds of thousands of dollars a day in tax revenue to the city at risk.
In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the council approved a resolution in support of the striking workers after more than 700 from MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity Casino and Hollywood Casino at Greektown flooded the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center and overflowed into Spirit Plaza. In a sea of blue T-shirts reading “Detroit Casino Council Solidarity,” the crowd appealed to city leaders and asked for their statement of support “for fair contracts in a time of corporate greed.”
