'We said from the beginning our goal was to maintain our standard of living and ensure that middle-class jobs in Atlantic City's gaming industry were here to stay,' McDevitt said.
Under the agreement, the union said, members would get: Union officials wanted a three-year deal whose expiration would coincide with contracts of sister unions in Las Vegas, Chicago and elsewhere.Ĭasino officials objected, fearing coinciding contract expirations would give the unions the power to shut down casinos in Atlantic City, Las Vegas and other jurisdictions. The main sticking point was the length of the contract. 'After a long and difficult labor dispute, the parties have reached a tentative agreement, and we look forward to the members of Local 54 returning to work,' said Brian Cahill, spokesman for Caesars Entertainment, which owns three of the casinos involved in the labor dispute. The last time Local 54 walked out was for three days in 1999.
