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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)
Thu Sep 11, 2014, 03:22 PM Sep 2014

Casino workers union raps gaming firm

James M. Odato

Albany

A large casino workers union has written to the state Gaming Commission complaining about Rush Street Gaming, the company trying to obtain licenses to run gambling houses in Schenectady and Newburgh.

The letter from Chris Margoulas, assistant to the president of Unite HERE, says that ongoing labor disputes with Rush Street's three domestic casinos, in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Des Plaines, Ill., are unresolved despite settlements made between the company and the National Labor Relations Board.

The letter asserts that workers at casinos run by the Chicago-based firm have reported "illegal harassment by casino managers including threats, surveillance and other intimidation."

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Casino-workers-union-raps-gaming-firm-5747155.php

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