'We're looking for something to break soon, but we are here and ready to stand as long as it's going to take,' Palmer said. 'We're hoping that we don't have to be out here through the winter, but again, we are out here for the long haul,' Brady said. 'Obviously, we want to be back inside, doing our job and serving our community, but we're holding down for a fair contract and what we feel we actually deserve,' said Edward Palmer, strike captain at Hollywood Casino at Greektown.Īs days grow shorter and temperatures continue to plummet, strikers say donations are even more essential. 'Our livelihoods are at stake here, and the fact that we've been out here so long, we just want to get back to our jobs,' said Michelle Brady of BCBS of Michigan. (CBS DETROIT) - As workers for both Blue Cross Blue Shield and Detroit's three casinos continue to strike, unions and community supporters are working together to make sure those on the picket lines have the essentials they need until a deal is made.Īs we enter the fourth week of the strike against Detroit's three casinos and the two-month mark for employees on the picket lines at Blue Cross Blue Shield, workers have the same end game … a fair contract. Donation drive held for Detroit casino, Blue Cross Blue Shield workers on strike 02:10
