The announcement came after months of tense negotiations and just days before the Culinary Workers Union’s deadline for a strike. ET on 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand.LAS VEGAS (AP) - The labor union representing tens of thousands of Las Vegas hospitality workers announced Wednesday that it has reached a tentative deal with casino giant Caesars Entertainment, a major breakthrough that could help avert an unprecedented strike at more than a dozen hotel-casinos on the Las Vegas Strip. Listen to Detroit Today with host Stephen Henderson weekdays from 9-10 a.m. “Whether I’m a dealer, or a food cashier or a housekeeper or a bartender, we are the reason why those guests come back day after day after day,” says Sykes. She says the work of casino dealers is important and should be compensated as such. Terri Sykes is a dealer at the Motor City Casino and President of UAW Local 7777, representing the casino dealers.“This is a labor city with a lot of labor, love, and whether you’re a union member or non union member, many of the issues are the same,” says Winston. She says her union has felt supported by Detroiters, regardless of their union membership status. Nia Winston is the president of UNITE HERE Local 24 (the union of hospitality workers).Subscribe to Detroit Today on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Union representatives Nia Winston and Terri Sykes joined Detroit Today to provide their perspective on why workers authorized the potential strike.

The council negotiates contracts for all the different union locals, including the current deal between workers and the casinos, which expires in mid-October. On Friday, 99% of union workers from Detroit’s three casinos - MGM Grand Detroit, Hollywood Casino at Greektown and MotorCity Casino Hotel - voted to authorize a strike if deemed necessary by the Detroit Casino Council.

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