“We’re looking to have the same wages, benefits and work rules that exist in other hospitality employers around the Greater Boston area, whether that’s the Ritz Carlton or Courtyard Marriott at North Station,” he told the Herald. The unions’ demands are “very modest,” said UNITE HERE Local 26 President Carlos Aramayo. Their first contract with the casino expired in April, and the head of UNITE HERE Local 26 said the union has been negotiating a second contract since February.
The workers, covered by the UNITE HERE Local 26 and Teamsters Local 25, range from cocktail servers to bar porters and drivers to room attendants.
Unionized service workers at Encore Boston Harbor held a strike authorization vote Wednesday, raising the potential that more than 1,400 employees could soon picket as they seek out a new contract with casino management.
