Surrounding businesses downtown could also see the hit when they, too, are still working their way out of the losses they faced during the pandemic. 'Detroit is in a unique position over the past 8 years where it has been recovering from a major financial crisis, and its recovery has been slow and steady,' says Wayne State University economics professor Shooshan Danagoulian.ĭanagoulian says a strike goes even further than casino workers and personnel. Just to maintain, just to be able to live and not live paycheck to paycheck,' says Alicia Weaver, who worked as a housekeeper for MGM Grand since they opened in 1999. We want to be able to maintain our healthcare, you know it's not different than any other person that works every day, and this is the thing we're looking for. It marks the family's first non-pizza enterprise outside the Detroit area, though family matriarch Marian Ilitch, who owns MotorCity Casino Hotel, has long had ambitions to expand the gaming. 'We want a wage that will allow us to take care of our families. On the coattails of the pandemic, the Detroit Casino Council says its workers sacrificed raises and heavier workloads to keep doors open. Negotiations are underway between the Detroit Casino Council and the three Detroit casinos, MGM Grand Detroit, Hollywood at Greektown, and Motor City. (CBS DETROIT) - Detroit casino workers have overwhelmingly voted in favor of authorizing a strike. How a casino workers strike could impact Detroit 03:10
