Major labor unions have thrown their support around the key players looking to score a coveted license to build a casino in the heart of Manhattan’s Times Square.
Seventeen trade unions, including steamfitters, cement masons and building material workers, said on Monday they sent a letter to three Manhattan elected officials expressing support for SL Green, Caesars Entertainment and Roc Nation to bring a full-service casino to an existing office building at 1515 Broadway.
In the letter addressed to Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, Assembly Member Tony Simone and Council Member Erik Bottcher, the unions said the developer and entertainment groups have a “proud history” of working with organized labor.
