MGM has said every 1% increase in wages will equal about $10 million of additional labor costs, according to Truist analyst Barry Jonas. Wynn said its next bargaining session with the unions is scheduled for Thursday. MGM said it expects to reach an agreement with the unions Wednesday and the deal will result in the largest pay increase in the history of its contracts with the unions, MGM chief executive officer, William Hornbuckle told investors on an earnings call. Talks with casino operators MGM Resorts International (MGM.N) and Wynn Resorts (WYNN.O) are yet to yield an agreement ahead of Friday's deadline for a strike.Ī strike at MGM and Wynn would affect nine casino resorts and 25,000 workers, a majority of whom are employed by MGM.

And even then time off is based on seniority.The unions have been in talks with the casinos for about seven months and 95% of their members had voted at the end of September to authorize a city-wide strike. But the Rivers has changed over the years and while they've always been demanding of your time over the last couple years they've made it harder to get time off work. I was able to see quite a few free concerts and comedians, even got to meet a few. Banquets had a couple unique benefits to it such as being allowed to eat extra food at the end of the night and we had a lot of downtime during shifts due to event structures.

Each department has their own set of River Days. There are days you are absolutely obligated to work called River Days. It was half a mile from the docks to the banquet room, trays could be incredibly heavy, weddings were fast paced, and our largest event space was a concrete floor so by the end of the night your body would be seriously aching. The work wasn't particularly hard, but was very physical. You could pick up work in other departments, there was always someone that wanted to give up a shift. There were slow periods where you had no events. However, with banquets you never had to work over night and often times didn't work major holidays. Shifts could be long and there was never a way to confidently know when you would get to go home for the night. I was a banquet server and while it was not the best job ever, I did have a lot of fun and made great money while I was there.

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