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Philadelphia casino employees aren't unionized - but what if they were?
Philadelphia casino employees aren't unionized: But what if they were? It's a question that hasn't come up in discussions over the performance of Sugarhouse Casino - which brought in far less than expected in its first year - or whether or not Philadelphia should (or will be forced to anyway) host a second casino.
Philadelphia casino employees aren't unionized — but what if they were?
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Philadelphia casino employees aren't unionized: But what if they were? It's a question that hasn't come up in discussions over the performance of Sugarhouse Casino — which brought in far less than expected in its first year — or whether or not Philadelphia should (or will be forced to anyway) host a second casino.
Yet many other casinos in the region are unionized — partially, at least. A portion of workers at Harrah's Chester, for example, belong to Unite Here!, and Atlantic City casino employees belong to several unions, including Unite Here Local 54, which staged a thousands-strong protest of pay cuts just a few days ago.
Philly hasn't seen any public effort to unionize casino workers — not yet, anyway; but whether that could change is a question worth asking.
Certainly, it's been a serious consideration for the casinos themselves.
A Harrah's study titled "Building Excitement for Opening Day: A Case Study in Employee Engagement at Harrah's Entertainment" contains this tidbit:
The objectives were clear: 1) Hire 600 dealers in 120 days who were more upbeat and positive than any dealers in history and 2) Create a fun environment that celebrated the dealers’ energy, while training them on the functional skills they needed to succeed and 3) foster ongoing dialogue and feedback to avoid unionization.
And a 2009 Harrah's prospectus filed with the SEC mentions the following:
Some of our employees are represented by labor unions. A lengthy strike or other work stoppage at one of our casino properties or construction projects could have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations. From time to time, we have also experienced attempts to unionize certain of our non–union employees. While these efforts have achieved only limited success to date, we cannot provide any assurance that we will not experience additional and more successful union activity in the future. There has been a trend towards unionization for employees in Atlantic City and Las Vegas. For example, certain dealers, slot technicians and security guards at certain of our Atlantic City properties have voted to be represented by the United Auto Workers and the International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America, respectively.
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