200 Dealers and Dual Rates Demand Recognition with Local 135

(SHELBYVILLE, Ind.) – Workers at Horseshoe Indianapolis have launched a strike as they demand recognition of Teamsters Local 135 as their bargaining representative.

The 200 dealers and dual rates were scheduled to vote in their union election on Friday, Oct. 17. The ongoing government shutdown caused the election to be delayed indefinitely, so the prospective Teamsters proposed using a neutral third party to conduct the vote as planned. Horseshoe’s management refused, forcing the group to strike for union recognition.

“Horseshoe dealers and dual rates want and deserve the strong representation that Local 135 can provide them. We will not let the casino’s management stand in their way,” said Dustin Roach, President of Local 135. “Horseshoe can end this strike at this very moment by recognizing the union that these hardworking men and women have fought so hard to join.”

Horseshoe Indianapolis raked in $336 million in revenue last year, making it the second highest-earning casino in Indiana. It is owned by the multibillion-dollar Caesar’s Entertainment.

“Horseshoe is only delaying the inevitable by forcing these future Teamsters to the picket line,” said Tommy Blitsch, Director of the Teamsters Convention, Trade Show, and Casino Division. “No matter how long they drag out this strike, it will end in the same way — with 200 casino workers getting strong Teamsters representation.”

Teamsters Local 135 represents over 12,000 members in over a dozen Teamsters divisions. For more information, go to local135.com.

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