The casinos represent the third biggest revenue stream for the city of Detroit.
Their union contract with the casinos were supposed to expire Monday, though that deadline was pushed to noon on Tuesday. Detroit casino workers went on strike Tuesday after the union contract expired at all three of the city’s casinos.Ībout 3,700 union-represented employees at MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity Casino, and Hollywood Casino at Greektown were on strike as of noon on Tuesday, Oct.