DETROIT – While the UAW strike against the Big Three automakers in Detroit might be winding down, the strike at Detroit’s casinos and Blue Cross Blue Shield show no signs of letting up.
Nearly 4,000 casino workers have now gone past a full pay period and now there’s a new effort to help the striking workers.
A lot of the workers live paycheck to paycheck, which is why the Detroit Casino Council is calling for the public to donate food and clothing as the strikes wear on.
The picket lines are growing weary. Lee Edwards, who works for Blue Cross Blue Shield, is getting $500 a week in strike pay and it’s not going very far.
“It is difficult to have to choose between extracurricular activities or daycare or groceries or paying rent,” Edwards said. “It’s getting tough just putting things together.”
Knowing its members are starting to struggle with no end in sight for the strikes, the casino unions called on the community to step up with food and clothing donations.
They call it the Strike City Donation Drive.