Casino Rama has one of the largest gaming floors in Ontario in terms of square footage - there is an ability for Gateway to provide safe, physical distancing for a larger number of patrons than other facilities which can be 20% (or even less) of the square footage,” Dalton explained.

Dealers, slot workers and other Casino Rama union workers have voted to strike if a collective agreement can’t be reached by the end of the month. Key issues are wages, benefits and pension.

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“Unifor members are pivotal to the success of Casino Rama,” Jerry Dias, Unifor National President, says in a statement. “They deserve a fair collective agreement and are prepared to escalate job action to get it.”

About 820 members voted 95 per cent in favour of a strike on January 12 if negotiations between Unifor Local 1090 and Gateway Casinos and Entertainment, the operator of Casino Rama, fail.

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Unifor says the Casino’s workers are among lowest paid in Ontario and the employer’s current scheduling practices make it almost impossible to achieve a reasonable work-life balance. Local 1090 is also seeking to strengthen benefits and the pension plan.

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Almost 1,500 workers at Rama – including dealers, cashiers, slot workers, food and beverage staff, environmental services, finance, hotel, valet, entertainment and other staff – voted to join Unifor in 2015 and reached their first collective agreement in 2016.

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They’re among 19,000 hospitality and gaming workers, including more than 9,000 at casinos. Unifor represents workers at Caesars Windsor, Great Blue Heron Gaming, and other gaming sites across Canada.