An increase in weekly strike pay put in place by the United Auto Workers union this summer would be welcomed by hourly workers at the Hollywood Casino Toledo who have vowed to strike Thursday if eleventh-hour contract negotiations fail to yield a breakthrough.

The UAW raised strike pay to $400 per week this summer from $275 that it had stood at for years.

For the 200 casino workers represented by UAW Local 12 at Hollywood Casino Toledo, that $400 represents about half the average amount earned weekly in base hourly wages and tips. After tax, it’s more than 60 percent of take-home pay.

The dealers, slot machine attendants, and other UAW-represented workers earn on average $20 per hour, with $6.36 in base wages and the remainder in patron tips.