Even the
casino business in Canada is hurting:
More than 100 employees at Caesars Windsor have been laid off, says CAW Local 444.
Local 444 president Rick Laporte said 69 full-time and 34 part-time workers in the casino’s food and beverage department were notified by the company on Monday morning.
The layoffs are considered indefinite. Laporte said the workers’ contract does not include advance notice about pending layoffs.
Laporte said he believes the cause of the layoffs is diminished business at the casino due to new passport requirements at the border.
“Obviously, they’re reducing hours at their restaurants,” Laporte said.
Laporte said he expects casino business will decline further once the summer season ends, and the union is concerned about more bad news to come.
Just yesterday I took this shot of the Caesers Windsor as we motored by on a Detroit River cruise:
There is competition on the U.S. side from several big casinos in Detroit. It looks like there just aren't enough people willing to part with their money to keep them all going in recession-ravaged Michigan (and Windsor, for that matter).
There is competition on the U.S. side from several big casinos in Detroit. It looks like there just aren't enough people willing to part with their money to keep them all going in recession-ravaged Michigan (and Windsor, for that matter).
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