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Attention
Las Vegas-based reporters and
editors, gaming trade publications,
business and labor writers
DEAL US IN!
TWU Local 721 Files for Union Election
at Caesars Palace
Media briefing scheduled for Today at
3:30 p.m., Nov. 8 at the TWU Local 721
Office, 2770 Maryland Parkway (Suite
510)
Nov. 8,
2007
For immediate release
M E D I A A D V I
S O R Y
For
further information contact:
Jamie Horwitz, 202/549-4921
jhdcpr@starpower.net
LAS VEGAS--The
Transport Workers Union of America (TWU)
will announce at a briefing for the
media today that they have filed for a
union election at the Caesars Palace
casino. An overwhelming majority signed
union authorization cards calling for an
election. The National Labor Relations
Board (NLRB) is expected to schedule a
vote some time in December.
WHO:
TWU Executive Vice President Harry
Lombardo joined by union organizers
and representatives of the Caesar’s
organizing committee.
WHAT:
Media briefing on upcoming union
election at Caesars Palace.
WHEN:
3:30 p.m., Thurs., Nov. 8, 2007
WHERE:
2770 Maryland Pkwy. (Suite 510), Las
Vegas
Transport Workers Union of America (TWU)
won a landslide election at the Wynn
Casino in May 2007. Dealers from the
Wynn are currently in negotiations for a
first contract with casino management.
TWU represents 130,000 workers across
the United States. The union is an
affiliate of the AFL-CIO.
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