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Letter
# 52
Subj.:
Issues that should be
addressed...
Date: 01/01/2001
6:55:30 PM Pacific Standard Time
From: #52-LV
To: dealers@nfge.com
Some of
the issues that I feel are being left out or neglected by the
pro-union forces concerning the unionization efforts of Las Vegas
casinos are:
1) Shift pay- Why should a dealer working on day
shift get paid the exact same amount as a dealer/floor supervisor
working on a shift that is more taxing on one's family life?
Many corporations pay employees more on an hourly rate for working
odd hours that may require higher costs in child
care. For example Citibank pays its customer service reps a
10% premium for working the late shifts during the weekday and a
20% premium for working the weekends. This is only one
example of a corporation that compensates it's employees for
working hours that sacrifice one's personal life. The list
of corporations that do this is extensive and too long to list.
2) Hourly pay - Why should a Big 6 dealer that only
knows the Big 6 be paid the exact same amount as a dealer that
knows multiple games such as Craps, Roulette, DD Blackjack, etc?
This is what amazes me about this business. There is no
compensation in Las Vegas for knowing all of the games. Do
you think If I went and got a job at Microsoft as a data-entry
clerk that I would get paid the same amount as somebody that is
proficient in all aspects of computer programming? Yeah
right. Think I could go get a job as a Bartender that only
knows how to make Rum and Cokes?
3) Toke split - Let's see, last night I dealt to full
tables of drunks that had the pleasure of being able to celebrate
New Year's eve and I will be receiving the exact same amount of
tokes that a dealer on Day Shift who did not have to do half the
work I did. That's real fair. If the dealers had a
choice of voting on this communist practice (this is a form of
communism by the way - everybody gets paid the same no matter what
you do) and that vote agreed to splitting tokes 24 hrs. at my
casino then I would not complain. Unfortunately that is not
the case - dealers have no say in how their tokes are split at the
majority of casinos in Las Vegas.
4) Hiring practices - How many dealers out there with
years of experience and complete knowledge of several games have
applied for a job at a new casino only to be told that the casino
is looking for somebody that is more qualified. Then you
find out that they hired several dealers with 6 months (or none)
of experience and only know blackjack. Hello Venetian,
Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, Alladin, and Paris.
Many of the casinos are threatening a loss of current benefits if
the dealers vote union - I have news for you - benefits are
offered to attract employees to work for their particular
corporation - not because that corporation is being nice. If
a corporation offers no benefits - then the only people that they
are going to get to work for them is that toothless wonder that is
hanging out on the corner of Fremont with the pipe in his pocket.
Well, since I have been told by management that If I don't like it
then I know where the door is, I am going to finish up here and
work on sending my application to Microsoft to see If they will
hire me with a little bit of computer experience for that $90,000
a year job with stock options and profit sharing.
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