Horseshoe Indianapolis workers strike for union recognition
Employees are demanding recognition of Teamsters Local 135.
US.- Workers at Caesars’ Horseshoe Indianapolis in Indiana have launched a strike demanding recognition of Teamsters Local 135 as their representative. Around 200 workers went on strike on Friday.
Teamsters said on a post on X that the 200 dealers and dual-rate workers that split their time between dealing and supervising were scheduled to vote on October 17, but the vote was delayed.
“The ongoing government shutdown caused the election to be delayed indefinitely, so the prospective Teamsters proposed using a neutral third party to conduct the vote as planned. Horseshoe management refused, forcing the group to strike for union recognition,” the union said.
Dustin Roach, president of Local 135, said: “Horseshoe dealers and dual rates want and deserve the strong representation that Local 135 can provide them. We will not let the casino’s management stand in their way. Horseshoe can end this strike at this very moment by recognizing the union that these hardworking men and women have fought so hard to join.”
In Indiana, casinos generated $204.2m in adjusted gross revenue in August. That’s a rise of 2 per cent in year-on-year terms and 9 per cent from the previous month. Six of the state’s 13 casinos reported revenue increases compared to last August.
Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana reported $34.3m in revenue, down 6.1 per cent in year-on-year terms. It was followed by Horseshoe Indianapolis at $24.6m, up 11 per cent year-on-year, and Horseshoe Hammond with $24.5m, up 30 per cent.
