Workers at the Wynn property say they deserve a bigger cut of the casino’s riches and they’re threatening to walk off the job unless casino management agrees to increase their compensation.<\/p>\n
About 1,400 workers employed at Encore Boston Harbor are represented by Unite Here Local 26. The union’s casino members include housekeepers, cocktail servers, cooks, dishwashers, and bellhops. The union doesn’t represent gaming workers such as table game dealers or slot attendants.<\/p>\n
The union’s Wynn workers are today voting on whether to authorize a strike at the property, which union officials say could result in a 24\/7 walkout until the company agrees to a new contract.<\/p>\n
\nEncore Boston Harbor is a Forbes <\/i>Five-Star luxury resort that promised to bring good-paying jobs to the residents of Everett and surrounding towns,” a Unite Here Local 26 statement to Casino.org<\/i> explained. The title of the release read, “Encore Boston Harbors Workers Continue Their Fight for a Five-Star Contract.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Union leaders cite the fact that Encore Boston Harbor last year won more money from gamblers than any other casino in the US outside of Las Vegas. Only MGM National Harbor near Washington, DC reported higher GGR.<\/p>\n
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The collective bargaining agreement for Encore Boston Harbor union members is up for renegotiation. Labor discussions, union reps said, began in early March, but no terms have been reached.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Unite Here officials say should today’s vote go in favor of a strike, union brass would be authorized to initiate a walkout at any moment during the ongoing contract talks until a deal is signed.<\/p>\n
Voting Deadline<\/b><\/h2>\n Unite Here is holding its Encore Boston Harbor vote at its chapter at the Teamsters Local 25 building in Charlestown.<\/p>\n
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The polling center is just across the Mystic River via Alford Street from their workplace. Union members employed by Wynn Resorts can cast their vote on the strike question until 8:30 pm on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Unite Here Local 26 casino members have authorized strikes in the past, including one just a year ago this month at Bally’s Twin River Lincoln<\/a> Casino Resort in Rhode Island. Bally’s and the union eventually found common ground, and a new bargaining agreement was executed soon after the walkout was approved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Employees at Encore Boston Harbor are voting to authorize a strike of the Massachusetts resort that’s operating by Wynn Resorts. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":278505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,84511],"tags":[81951,82788,27,83822,85410,82071,86776,81941],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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