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Union to Vote on Revised Insurance Proposal at Casino

Union workers at Mardi Gras Casino and Resort in Nitro plan to vote this week on a revised health insurance proposal.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that during talks Tuesday with the United Steelworkers Local 14614-F9, casino management agreed to remove contract language that would have allowed future policy changes in the workers’ health insurance.

Union staff representative Heather Anderson says the casino remained firm on reducing its contributions to employee health care coverage costs to 75 percent, down from the current 90 percent. The union sought an 80 percent coverage rate.

Anderson says the modified proposal will be up for a union vote on Friday.

Last week the union rejected the resort’s previous insurance offer and authorized a strike.

The union represents about 350 Mardi Gras employees.

Union, Mardi Gras Casino to Meet Over Insurance

The United Steelworkers says it plans to meet with representatives of Mardi Gras Casino and Resort to try to head off a possible strike.

Members of USW Local 14614-F9 rejected the Nitro resort’s insurance offer during negotiations Friday and authorized a strike. The negotiations began in early August.

Union local President Ron Brady tells the Charleston Gazette-Mail that a meeting with the casino is set for Tuesday.

At issue is a proposed increase in employees’ insurance premiums.

The union says the company also wants to eliminate its ability to bargain over future employee insurance changes and costs.

Brady says the union wants 80 percent of health premiums covered by the company and wants language removed that would let the casino change portions of the workers’ health insurance.

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