[Al_Capone_Junior]

I am not for every industry blindly jumping into unions, but I am not against them either. In fact, I used to work for iatse (stagehand's union) and never had any complaints. I am not commenting on any current situations which may or may not exist regarding any given union.

That being said, I suspect harrahs (and most if not all casinos in vegas) would be terrified of another group of their employees unionizing. The ones that are already unionized have avenues open to them that others are denied and seem to be getting a better deal all around. More specifically, they have far better protection against getting railroaded by corporate bullcrap because they have representation.

As an aside, I've informally asked hundreds of people all over town what they think of their employer, and do they like working for their company. The results might surprise some people.

Harrahs - absolutely no one has ever said they like their employer, and virtually all have added negative commentary without being asked for it. Some do like their specific job and location. Harrahs is pretty much universally hated by most people who do now or have worked for them in the past. In particular the corporate bs is notorious for being deep and plentiful, and their payroll department is especially hated. .

MGM - similar to harrahs, but with less venom from past employees. Few really like it and some complain about corporate bs. Many do like their specific job and location.

Boyd gaming - a 50/50 mix with not many tirades of negativity

Stations - virtually all current or past employees say they like their company. No one has ever gone on a long tirade of neaative comments. Stations take good care of their customers, and apparently their employees too.

I haven't asked enough of venetian or wynn employees to have a real answer. However, most of these jobs are probably so good pay wise that people would put up with a lot.

Al