New 3-year 'lucrative contract' ratified for casino workers in Windsor, Ont.

CBC News

· Posted: Apr 09, 2025 6:46 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

The national representing astir 1,400 workers astatine Windsor's casino has ratified a caller three-year statement with the gaming facility's operator.

An impending enactment stoppage was avoided astatine the eleventh hr past week erstwhile a tentative woody was hammered out.

Unifor Local 444 President James Stewart says their bargaining squad is "proud" of the deal, calling it "the astir lucrative declaration since Caesars Windsor opened," successful an online statement.

Employees rubber stamped the woody with conscionable implicit 83 per cent approval, according to the union.

"This is simply a declaration that rewards hard enactment and dedication — 1 that's genuinely deserving of our Caesars members," Stewart added.

During negotiations, Unifor officials antecedently told CBC News amended wage was a apical priority; however, nonstop details of what's contained successful the statement person yet to beryllium disclosed.

In a Tuesday nighttime connection made by Caesars Windsor, the casino relation said it was "pleased" to announced the caller corporate statement and that things remained "business arsenic usual."

Nearly 2,000 casino workers antecedently went connected onslaught for 60 days successful 2018.