Member minute
Why did you want to join the UAW?
After working at another job in California for 12 years, I was laid off. The company only said they couldn’t afford my pay. I needed the security a union provides. Without the strength of workers standing together, employers can lay off workers at any time for any reason.
Has your work life changed with the power of the union behind you?
Before the election, management would tell us we have to do exactly what they say, with no questions or input. Now when management assigns dealers to tables, they ask for input. They respect us more.
Why is it important for Bally’s dealers to have a voice on the job?
We can get management to work with us in solving problems. Management is trying harder to make sure workers get better treatment on the job. They are putting more effort into managing schedules so dealers get a higher token rate, which benefits all dealers.
What would you say to casino workers who are not unionized?
If Bally’s has millions of dollars to hire anti-union people and translators to try and convince workers not to join a union, then they have that much money to benefit us as workers if we form a union. We make those millions and make it possible for them to have those profits in the first place.
