WBZ Newsradio 1030, Boston, 09/28/07

BOSTON (AP)  -- The United Auto Workers filed a petition Friday with the National Labor Relations Board seeking an election to form a union for about 3,000 dealers at Foxwoods Resort Casino.

Union officials called the move the largest organizing effort in Connecticut in decades. It also would be one of the first unions at a tribal casino.

Norwich Bulletin, by Erica Jacobson, 09/28/07

The UAW at Foxwoods formally asked the National Labor Relations Board on Friday to represent a group of dealers from Foxwoods Resort Casino.

UAW News Release, 09/29/07

NORWICH, Conn. -- Today the UAW at Foxwoods, UAW Region 9A, filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) seeking to represent Foxwoods Resort Casino dealers. Union cards were signed by a supermajority of the estimated 3,000 dealers employed by Foxwoods.

“I’ve worked at Foxwoods for 14 years and I like my job, but Foxwoods is not the place it used to be. The past few months have been challenging. We’ve literally talked to thousands of our co-workers. We’re convinced our union, a voice on the job, will result in fair wage increases, better health benefits and most of all respect,” says Mary Johnson, a table games dealer.