MGM Grand Detroit Casino Workers End 47-Day Strike with Ratified Contract

The new five-year agreement includes an 18% pay raise, workload reductions, and no increase in health care costs for about 1,700 employees.

MGM Grand Detroit casino workers have ended a 47-day strike by ratifying a new five-year contract.
The new contract covers about 1,700 employees and includes an average immediate 18% pay raise, workload reductions, and no health care costs increases.
The strike began on October 17 over issues including health care and wages that had not kept up with the cost of living.
The Detroit Casino Council, which represents the workers, had reached agreements with two other casinos following a roughly one-month strike.
The union workers include dealers, cleaning staff, and valets.