“We just want to be respected,” Weaver said. “Even though it’s cold and it may get colder, the heat is on,” he said to applause. Wendell Anthony came to rally those on the picket line today at MotorCity Casino. “I have been over here for over 23 years, a lot of people love their jobs,” MGM Grand Detroit striking worker Terrence Rodgers said.ĭetroit NAACP president Reverend Dr. I want a pay raise and I want our benefits to stay the same,” MGM Grand Detroit striking worker Shelita Phiffer said. Workers are concerned about their wages and benefits. The strike involves 3,700 workers at MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity and Hollywood Casino at Greektown. So we’re just trying to remind them of what they said they were going to do,” she said. “When they came here, they made a promise to the city of Detroit and citizens they would give us good viable jobs and somewhere along the way, they lost their way with that. Weaver has worked as a guest room attendant at MGM Grand Detroit since the casino opened. “We’re sick and tired of being sick and tired of being looked over,” MGM Grand Detroit striking worker Alicia Weaver said. 31, and headed to Lansing to raise awareness among state lawmakers about why they are on strike. Some casino workers took a break from the picket line Tuesday, Oct. Related: Detroit City Council shows support for striking casino workers – The strike against Detroit casinos is now in its second week.
