Ontario casino workers on strike

ONTARIO, Canada – As reported by the Toronto Star: "Casino Brantford and Slots at Sudbury Downs were expected to be closed today after about 800 unionized slot attendants, dealers, servers, bar tenders and maintenance staff were poised to walk off the job at midnight last night.

"About 110 unionized security staff at the Slots at Woodbine Racetrack, also members of the Canadian Auto Workers' gaming section, are also expected to strike.

"But since slot machine attendants at that location are not unionized, Woodbine will likely remain open with management replacement workers, said a spokesperson for the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG), the employer at all three sites.

"The provincial Crown corporation's treatment of full- and part-time staff is one of the key issues in the dispute, said CAW spokesperson Hemi Mitic…"