Area Unions Endorse MGM National Harbor

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

The Gaming Employment Opportunities Coalition for National Harbor (GEOC) yesterday endorsed MGM National Harbor’s bid to develop and operate a casino (left) in Prince George’s County.  UNITE HERE Local 25, the Washington DC Building Trades Council, Teamsters Local 639, Operating Engineers Local 99, and IATSE Local 22 – who represent over 40,000 workers across the region, including those in the service, construction, entertainment and hospitality industries -- said that the endorsement is “a testament to MGM’s commitment to recruiting Prince George’s County residents into jobs that will guarantee dignity in the workplace, living wages, and fair health and pension benefits.” The resort will be the largest union hospitality and entertainment employer in the county, bringing over six thousand jobs to the region during construction and when the casino opens, said Unite HERE Local 25 Executive Secretary-Treasurer John Boardman. “We look forward to having the same  mutually beneficial partnership with MGM National Harbor like we’ve had with MGM in Las Vegas, Detroit and throughout the company’s other properties,” said Boardman. “MGM Resorts International has a long-standing record of collaboration with labor unions,” added Vance Ayres, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Washington DC Building Trades Council. “MGM National Harbor will represent the largest labor project in Prince George’s County. They’re the clear choice.”