A new deadline of July 1st has been proposed by the unions, in order to give the smaller casino owners that remain in contract talks additional time to negotiate. If the owners agree to the contract extension, the new deadline will go into effect. These smaller companies own 18 casinos that employ less than half of the members of Union Local 226 and Union Local 165.
The two unions have already struck tentative contract agreements with Park Place Entertainment, Harrah's Entertainment, MGM Mirage and Mandalay Resort Group. These four casino owners have been the principal players in the unions' contract negotiations, which began on April 10. After more than a month of negotiations, tentative agreements were settled upon at the end of May. The union members agreed to five-year contracts, while the four owners agreed to provide hourly wage and benefit increases of $3.23 1/2 over the duration of the contracts.
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