We will remain open for business to serve our customers and are committed to continued good-faith bargaining with the Detroit Casino Council to resolve the issues at hand as soon as possible,” Hollywood Casino at Greektown said in a statement: “We are disappointed by the decision of the Detroit Casino Council as we have made generous, progressive settlement offers that position our team members and business for sustainable success. Are the Detroit casinos open during strike?įollowing the start of the strike on Tuesday, all three casinos said they intent to remain open, either through non-striking workers or through temporary staffing measures.
The casinos represent the third biggest revenue stream for the city of Detroit.
Their union contract with the casinos were supposed to expire Monday, though that deadline was pushed to noon on Tuesday. Detroit casino workers went on strike Tuesday after the union contract expired at all three of the city’s casinos.Ībout 3,700 union-represented employees at MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity Casino, and Hollywood Casino at Greektown were on strike as of noon on Tuesday, Oct.
