Union workers at the Encore Boston Harbor are on the picket line this Labor Day weekend, demanding new contracts at the resort casino in Everett, Massachusetts.
The workers officially went on strike Friday morning, and more than 100 were still out on Saturday standing in solidarity with one another. The workers, part of labor union Unite Here Local 26 and Teamsters Local 25, say they are fighting for better wages, stronger benefits and greater job protections. They say those demands have not yet been met by Wynn Resorts.
“We don’t want to keep striking. We’ve built good relationships with the guests. We don’t want them to experience this, and we don’t want it to take long,” Kamal Nadir said…