The United Auto Workers union, looking for several jackpots resulting from its organizing efforts, has bet its best efforts on trying to win new members from a wide array of professions. The union has not only gambled and lost on behalf of many of its auto worker members, but it is now drawing a losing hand with casino dealers
In Kansas, dealers at the Argosy Casino voted 113 to 68 against joining Local 710 of the UAW. It’s obvious that the dealers have decided not to bet on a risky future with a union that is not doing well.
The dealers know that they can have their issues addressed by management without the intermediary voice of a self-interested union. Management wants workers with high morale who are productive and who enjoy their work. Management, by listening to the interests and concerns of the workers, can deliver exactly what is needed. No outside mediator is needed.
Played smartly, management and labor can each enjoy the benefits of having winning hands without placing risky bets on union representation. As I titled my best-selling book, Everybody Wins! That is, everybody but the union.
