(ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY) – Valets employed at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 331.  

The group of 52 Valets organized with the Teamsters to have a voice at work and to secure higher wages, better benefits, improved job security and fair working conditions, Workers said.

“We decided to organize because we deserve more respect on the job,” said Regina Ceballos, a Valet Cashier at Ocean Casino Resort and a Member of Local 331. “Management felt they could do things without any input from us.  We wanted to get some power back and have a voice.  We still have a lot of work to do, but we are excited and ready to fight for a strong first contract.”  

The Workers join over 5,000 Casino Workers nationwide represented by the Teamsters.

“Valets at Ocean Casino were fed up with the status quo and are ready to fight for the benefits and protections afforded by a Teamsters contract,” said Tommy Blitsch, who serves as Director of the Teamsters Convention, Trade Show and Casino Division.

“We look forward to winning a first contract.  This is a big victory and will be a steppingstone for other Non-Union Workers at casinos in Atlantic City,” he said.

Teamsters Local 331 represents Workers throughout Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Gloucester Counties in New Jersey.

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