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TWU
WINS AT TROP!
Tuesday,
January 23, 2001
Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal
Tropicana
dealers vote to unionize
Election
reverses pair of losses by labor
By JEFF SIMPSON
lasvegas.com GAMING WIRE
The Tropicana's dealers voted in favor of representation by the
Transport Workers Union of America by a better-than two-to-one
margin Monday, the union's first victory after two defeats in its
effort to organize the city's casino table game dealers.
National Labor Relations Board voting monitor
Charlotte Benford said the representation election's official
count was 112-51; 174 dealers were eligible to vote.
Transport Workers Director of Organization Tim Grandfield said the
city's dealers were the real winners of the Tropicana's election.
"They realize these elections are about the
security of having a contract," Grandfield said. "It's a
relief for the dealers in town. The Trop's dealers recognized the
importance of a contract."
Tropicana spokeswoman Jessica Berg, said management
was disappointed with the outcome of the election but wouldn't
speculate on why the dealers voted for representation.
"We respect our dealers' decision," Berg
said after the vote was tallied. If the Tropicana's lawyers don't
object to the election, the vote would be certified in five days,
with collective bargaining between the resort and the union to
follow, Berg said.
The Tropicana is owned by Arizona-based Aztar Corp.,
which also operates casinos in Atlantic City, Missouri and
Indiana.
Monte Carlo dealers rejected the union's
representation 294-98 on Jan. 13. The union filed an NLRB
complaint against the mega resort Jan. 16, alleging management
threats intended to scare employees out of voting in favor of the
Transport Workers.
Mandalay Resort Group, the operator and 50 percent
owner of the Monte Carlo, denied the charge. Las Vegas
Hilton dealers voted 158-87 against the union Saturday.
Stratosphere and MGM Grand dealers are to vote on
representation Saturday. Subsequent votes are scheduled at the
Riviera on Feb. 9, Bally's on Feb. 10 and New York-New York on
Feb. 17.
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