Posts tagged Hotel and Gaming Trades Council
NEW JERSEY: Menendez picks up support from two unions that stayed neutral in 2024
January 8, 2026 // When Rep. Rob Menendez (D-Jersey City) was in the fight for his political life during the 2024 Democratic primary elections, two of the state’s most prominent and progressive-leaning unions, the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council and 32BJ SEIU, chose to remain neutral in his race.
Rivers Casino Portsmouth First Virginia Gaming Property to Unionize
November 5, 2025 // The Local 822 Teamsters chapter said workers at the Portsmouth casino backed unionizing with 95% support. The Norfolk-based union, which primarily represents freight and manufacturing employees in the region, says the Rivers Casino contract sets a precedent for fairness, wages, and workplace protections in Virginia’s rapidly emerging gaming industry. Local 822 represents workers at UPS, UPS Freight, ABF Freight, and Pepsi. Rivers has now been added to the list.
An embattled Adams gathers his union allies at Gracie Mansion
January 31, 2025 // Mayor Eric Adams, who has been laying low with a reported medical condition this week, hosted two union presidents at Gracie Mansion on Monday night as he contemplates his political future. The meetings — confirmed by two people with direct knowledge of them, who were granted anonymity to freely discuss a private event — come as Adams grapples with an upcoming corruption trial, sagging poll numbers and dire financial problems.