{"id":9042,"date":"2025-05-01T08:02:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T08:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slategray-wallaby-310340.hostingersite.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/caesars-southern-indiana-workers-approve-new-five-year-deal-to-end-strike\/"},"modified":"2025-05-01T08:02:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T08:02:16","slug":"caesars-southern-indiana-workers-approve-new-five-year-deal-to-end-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/caesars-southern-indiana-workers-approve-new-five-year-deal-to-end-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Caesars Southern Indiana Workers Approve New Five Year Deal to End Strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A casino workers strike in Indiana wrapped up this week with union members approving a fresh contract that ends nearly two weeks of picketing. The deal applies to around 140 workers at Caesars Southern Indiana.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Good to know<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The five-year contract includes $5 in annual wage increases and a $1,500 signing bonus.<\/li>\n<li>Workers can now carry raises when transferring between departments.<\/li>\n<li>The casino remained open with limited staff during the strike.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>Employees represented by Teamsters Local 89 and Operating Engineers Local 399 voted to accept the agreement after working without a contract for over a month. Caesars Southern Indiana is operated by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and owned by VICI Properties.<\/p>\n<p>Union leaders said the contract sets a better path for members going forward. The agreement includes several changes: continued healthcare coverage, access to a higher-tier plan, company participation in the Teamsters 401(k), and guaranteed raises every year for the next five years.<\/p>\n<p>It also adds a new feature: employees who transfer between departments can now take their earned raises with them, rather than restarting at a lower wage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-ins box-100 text-center relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-logo-title-box box-100 text-left relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-box box-25 relative img-radius\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/site\/7-bit-casino\/\" title=\"Visit Site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t<amp-img alt=\"7Bit Casino\" src=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/7BitCasino.png.webp\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" layout=\"fixed\"><br \/>\n\t\t<\/amp-img><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-title box-25 relative py-10\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/site\/7-bit-casino\/\" title=\"7Bit Casino\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">7Bit Casino<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\">\n\t\t<strong>177% up to 5BTC + 77 <strong>\u00a0Free Spins<\/strong>!<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-1\">New players only. 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Despite the reduced staffing, the casino stayed open throughout the stoppage.<\/p>\n<p>Labor disputes in the casino industry have become more frequent in recent years. In 2024, around <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/caesars-enters-pioneering-pact-with-culinary-workers-union-for-las-vegas-workers\/\"><strong>30,000 union members<\/strong><\/a> from the Las Vegas Culinary and Bartenders unions went on strike. The previous year, multiple Las Vegas properties narrowly avoided walkouts by finalizing contracts just in time. A <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/workers-end-longest-strike-in-decades\/\">69-day strike<\/a><\/strong> at Virgin Hotels ended earlier in 2025, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/detroit-casino-workers-strike-enters-third-week-citing-hope-for-resolution\/\">Detroit casino workers<\/a><\/strong> spent more than a month on the picket line in late 2023 before finalizing a deal.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/caesars-southern-indiana-workers-approve-new-five-year-deal-to-end-strike\/\">Caesars Southern Indiana Workers Approve New Five Year Deal to End Strike<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A casino workers strike in Indiana wrapped up this week with union members approving a fresh contract that ends nearly two weeks of picketing. The deal applies to around 140 workers at Caesars Southern Indiana. 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