Members of Unite Here 54, Laborers Local 413 and Teamsters Local 107 picketed in front of the facility Friday seeking better wages, better working conditions and a fair contract.
10, 2006.The casino opened four months later and table games were offered in July 2010. Harrah’s opened its horse racing track in Chester on Sept. “The wages lag way behind the rest of the industry and are not where they should be based on how the company is going.”
“It’s the first time we’ve ever taken public action at this property since it opened,” Ben Albert, secretary/treasurer of Unite Here Local 54, said. Amidst the banging of drums and shaking of bells in front of the Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack parking garage, approximately 150 members of three unions shouted, “No contract, no peace.”
