Casino returns to bargaining table

Date: 26 June 2001

Jupiters Casino have agreed to come back to the bargaining table with their 500 gaming staff workers in an attempt to avoid any further industrial disruption - following the weekend long strike and lockout.

" The Casino will meet with the union delegates and officials tomorrow," Irene Monro, LHMU Casino Union Queensland Assistant Secretary, said today.

" The company has confirmed to our delegates that they are only interested in a collective agreement with their workers - they will not promote individual employment agreements.

" Our delegates believe this is an important statement from their employer.

" The union team working at the Casino are not interested in a stand-off.

" The elected delegates want to represent their members interests in getting the best deal for all union members.

" The delegates and members called the strike because the Casino was refusing to budge, effectively creating a stand-off with the workforce.

" This was a log-jam created by the Casino bosses.

" We are happy that the weekend dispute now seems to nudged the company into further talks.

" We hope that these talks will actually bring an end to this long-running dispute."

The LHMU proudly represents more than 150,000 hard working women and men throughout Australia.

For further info:

Irene Monro 0419 767 786 or

Katrina McGill 0418 761 057

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