“This is an unprecedented opportunity for the state to bring high-quality jobs and economic growth to a region that badly needs it. “Rivers is the next chapter in our union’s visionary plan to ensure that the economic revitalization of upstate New York does not come at the expense of working people,” commented HTC President Peter Ward. The workers at Rivers and Del Lago join with 1,000 HTC members at Resorts World Casino in Queens in the fight to ensure that gaming jobs in New York State are some of the best in the country. Ten days ago, an arbitrator certified our union as the bargaining agent for 1,200 workers at the Del Lago Resort and Casino in the Finger Lakes Region. This marks the second casino that HTC has organized in less than a month. February 27 – Today, the Hotel Trades Council was certified as the bargaining representative of more than 600 workers at Rivers Casino and Resort in Schenectady, NY.
