Dealers at the Foxwoods Resort Casino have voted to unionize, a move Connecticut's attorney general says could have a "seismic" impact at Indian casinos across the nation. The dealers at the tribal casino in southeastern Connecticut voted 1,289 to 852 in favor of joining the United Auto Workers, which represents about 6,000 gambling workers in Detroit, Atlantic City, N.J., and Newport, R.I. "It's a significant step forward for gaming employees who work on tribal lands," said Elizabeth Bunn, the secretary-treasurer of the UAW. "I think it will embolden workers at other tribal casinos."
See "Foxwoods Casino Dealers to Join Union", PAt Eaton-Robb, San Francisco Chronicle, November 25, 2007