Two Ontario
casinos shut down due to labor strike
Two casinos in Ontario, Canada, shut down following a
strike overnight by the Canadian Auto Workers union over an
expired contract. OLG Casino Brantford in Brantford, Ontario,
and Sudbury Downs Slots in Sudbury, both casinos operated by the
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, closed their doors on
Sunday, after a collective agreement between the company and the
union expired at midnight. The Canadian Auto Workers, which
represents 700 of the Brantford facility's 1,000 employees and
80 in Sudbury said that both sides are "extremely far apart'' on
wages, working conditions and benefits. OLG Casino Brantford
said that it's looking forward to an agreement to be reached as
soon as possible. Meanwhile, about 110 security employees at
Woodbine Casino in Toronto also went on strike, but that casino
remains open as managers replaced the striking security workers.
Published on
06/02/2008
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