From the Niagara Falls Review: St. Catharines is joining Niagara Falls and the Region in an effort to protect casino jobs. Councillors unanimously backed a motion by St. George’s Coun. Mike Britton calling on the province to halt its current process for selecting the next operator of the two Niagara Falls casinos.
This is kind of old news, but WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo reported on some changes at Casino Niagara and Fallsview Casino: Casinos in Niagara Falls, Ontario have offered buyouts to all 92 slot attendants. That includes workers at both Casino Niagara and Niagara Fallsview Casino. Workers have until Tuesday, Feb. 5 to decide whether…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Casino workers in Niagara have turned down the Canadian Auto Workers union in its fifth attempt to form a union at Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara, casino management said Monday. Results show 63% of casino workers who voted in the certification vote, said no to the CAW, a statement…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Casino workers in Niagara Falls won’t know until at least Wednesday whether the Canadian Auto Workers was successful in getting certified as the union representing 2,900 Fallsview Casino and Casino Niagara workers, says CAW organizer John Aman. It has been two weeks since most frontline casino employees voted after the…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Ken Lewenza is president of the Canadian Autoworkers Union. There’s no question that for thousands of Niagara casino workers this week’s union certification vote has been a long time coming. Since the casinos opened their doors, workers have expressed a willingness to speak for themselves at work, with a This…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Canadian Auto Workers union is trying its luck again at Niagara’s casinos, betting the time is right to bring hundreds of workers under its umbrella. The union filed an application Thursday to become the union representing most workers at Fallsview Casino and Casino Niagara. But management says it prefers…