Union workers at Kanawha County casino vote to authorize strike
Source: Metro News
By Jeff Jenkins
NITRO, W.Va. — More than 300 union workers at Mardi Gras Casino and Resort in Kanawha County have voted to authorize a strike, union officials said Saturday. The dispute centers on health insurance benefits.
Members of United Steelworkers Union Local 14614-F8 have a contract with the casino through next year but negotiations reopened on health insurance last month. The company wants union members to pay a more than 200 percent increase in premiums, union local president Ron Brady said.
The union voted 236-1 to reject the proposal, which the company called its last, best and final offer, Brady said.
The union then voted 194-17 Friday to authorize a strike.
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