Employees of Connecticut's two tribal casinos say a bill introduced by an anti-gaming lawmaker will cost them their jobs.
The employees rely on a state-subsidized bus service to get to work. But state Sen. Edith Prague, a Democrat, says the state has to drop its support because the tribes don't allow workers to form unions.
Employees who showed up for a city council meeting in Hartford said unions are not an issue.
"We just want to keep our jobs," a security worker said, The New London Day reported.
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(The New London Day 3/9)
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