Saginaw Chippewa casino workers want union

Two employees of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan want to organize a union at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort.

Peter Gallinat and Dawaine Penney recently contacted the United Auto Workers. The employees don't have any complaints but they want to be able to negotiate with Saginaw Chippewa management.

"We just want a voice and a say in the contract. And to be treated with dignity and respect," Penney, a table games dealer, told The Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun.

Two prior union efforts at Soaring Eagle failed. The UAW is organizing among card dealers at the casino owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut.

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Two Soaring Eagle workers contact UAW (The Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun 9/12)