Tony Totty, president of United Auto Workers Local 14 in Toledo, said that the workers had been on a strike alert and the strike was set to begin from midnight on Thursday in case the negotiations did not provide a tentative contract or major progress was registered. The agreement was unclear by Thursday mid-afternoon as the casino owners had not presented a final offer to the representatives of the two unions trying to negotiate a better contract for their member workers but around 6 pm, Penn agreed to some of the key wage-revision provisions. and representatives of the International Steelworkers and the United Auto Workers union reached a four-year agreement that will see a significant wage increase for the around 900 unionized workers at both casinos, reported media outlet Toledo Blade. A historical deal was struck between the owners of Hollywood Casino Toledo and Hollywood Casino Columbus in Ohio and two trade unions Thursday, preventing casino employees from going on an immediate strike.
