![]() They were without a collective agreement for a year and a half, but we’re proud of our members for standing strong and getting us a strike mandate so we could get the collective agreement that they deserve,” Unifor national representative Suzanne King said Thursday night. The employees, who had been without a collective agreement since June 2022, include casino dealers, cashiers, slot attendants, security, customer service and grounds employees as well as skilled trade workers. Members voted earlier this month to go on strike shortly after midnight this Saturday if a deal on a new contract wasn’t reached. McPhillips Street Station (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press files) The local represents more than 750 workers at the McPhillips, Club Regent and Shark Club casinos. ![]() The tentative deal between Local 144 and Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries was reached Monday. ![]() Unifor said late Thursday night that the tentative agreement was ratified with 93 per cent of the votes in favour. Workers at all three Winnipeg casinos have voted in favour of a new contract, averting a possible strike. Free Press 101: How we practise journalism. ![]()
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