Resorts World Casino NY fighting back against the union
December first, the casino did the following ALL ON THE SAME DAY:
Raised the buffet from $25 to $44
Eliminated all food comps(I mean all--every player received a monthly offer of $5-150 depending on their status since they opened and suddenly not one player in the entire casino gets any food comps.)
created a new rule barring minors from anywhere on the property--previously you could bring your children to the food court and buffet which even had a children's price!
eliminated all senior citizen specials including any discounts on the buffet.
As a result, you can imagine the buffet had an enormous drop-off in business. Two days ago, the casino announced the buffet was indefinitely closed due to lack of business.
170 employees were laid off in a single stroke(coincidentally saving them millions a year in wages and union plans/benefits). HMMM!
Prior to this, the casino began charging for the free soft-drinks to patrons while gambling--four dollars a cup!!! The serving girls were crying some of them worked for eight hours and received three dollars in tips.
They complained to the union and the union forced the casino to go back to what they had been doing prior to the union contract.
However the buffet has fallen victim so far.
Resorts World, the highest grossing slot machine parlor in the country.
Quote: BuzzardDamn arbitrator. Picking on that poor corporation ! Rather than open its books, Genting conceded that it could pay higher wages.
Resorts World, the highest grossing slot machine parlor in the country.
I don't know how you can say poor corporation and the highest grossing slot machine parlor in the country at the same time. This was one decision that
Genting made.
They must be shock at what the arbitrator did to them. Would they be better of opening their books?
Quote: Deck007I don't know how you can say poor corporation and the highest grossing slot machine parlor in the country at the same time. This was one decision that
Genting made.
They must be shock at what the arbitrator did to them. Would they be better of opening their books?
Buzz was being sarcastic. He was a Union representative in a past life, as was I.
Quote: darkozAs a result, you can imagine the buffet had an enormous drop-off in business. Two days ago, the casino announced the buffet was indefinitely closed due to lack of business.
170 employees were laid off in a single stroke(coincidentally saving them millions a year in wages and union plans/benefits). HMMM!
That buffet was bleeding money from day one.
No doubt, RW made the workers aware of this prior to their vote on unionization.
They evidently thought RW was bluffing.
There were less than a dozen customers at the buffet the last time I visited.
Their other restaurants didn't look any busier.
RW is not a destination casino.
The ten million annual visitors to RW are mostly locals who typically play for a few hours or less, and go home for lunch or dinner.
Many of the Asian visitors prefer to bring their own food and jars of home made tea to snack on while they gamble at the Bac terminals.
Sometimes the buffet was crowded and sometimes not HOWEVER, if that was true, then you don't raise the prices from $25 to $44. That was clearly a move to run off whatever business they still had. The buffet is still currently closed there.
Quote: darkoz"The buffet was bleeding from day one"
Sometimes the buffet was crowded and sometimes not HOWEVER, if that was true, then you don't raise the prices from $25 to $44. That was clearly a move to run off whatever business they still had. The buffet is still currently closed there.
Buffet has always been a loss leader in any casino. It is the easiest Comp to pull in the gamblers.
When I hear this "Many.......... Asian.................. they gamble at the Bac terminals. " I know Genting has hit the Jackpot.
