Encore Boston Harbor workers ratify five-and-a-half-year contract after strike
Source: PR Newswire Gaming
More than 1,300 workers at Encore Boston Harbor ratified a five-and-a-half-year collective bargaining agreement on 6 November, according to the Teamsters. The unions said the deal includes wage increases, improved benefits and working conditions; the 62-day strike coincided with a reported 22% year-on-year fall in the casino’s September gaming revenue to $46.06 million.
The agreement ends a strike that the unions linked to a decline in the casino’s September gaming revenue.