Overview
- The strike began on Friday and more than 1,300 members of UNITE HERE Local 26 and Teamsters Local 25 have been picketing around the clock since then until a new contract is reached.
- Unions are seeking steep wage increases for non‑tipped and tipped staff, preserved guaranteed hours, and continued employer funding for health care and pensions as core contract demands.
- Encore Boston Harbor says the average represented employee receives about $95,000 a year in wages and benefits and that wages and benefits rose 36.8% over four years while revenue grew 1.9%.
- Pickets have drawn elected officials to the line and union leaders are urging a boycott of the resort, while the company says the resort is operating and remains open to negotiating a sustainable deal.
- The dispute could affect service during a high‑traffic holiday period and follows prior bargaining rounds that ended with last‑minute agreements, making renewed talks a likely near‑term development to watch.