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GET ON THE "U-TRAIN" TODAY! Foxwoods/MGM Voted in the Union 1289 - 852 and NOW HAVE A SIGNED CONTRACT as UAW Local 2121! Caesars Palace Dealers Voted in the Union 380-128! MGM Grand Detroit Dealers - have a UNION contract! Motor City Casino Dealers - have a UNION contract! Greektown Casino Dealers - have a UNION contract! Tropicana AC Voted in Union 626-157! Bally's AC Voted in Union 628-255! Caesars AC Voted in Union 572-128! Trump Plaza Voted in Union 324-149! The Wynn Voted in Union 444-149! Casino Aztar Indiana Voted in Union 106-59!

This page is part of the Caesars Palace Dealers "Archives". These are the original pages used to organize the Dealers of Caesars Palace.

We decided to investigate a little bit after what many perceived as a threat by a V.P. of Harrahs ( Nov. 09, 2007 Caesars dealers petition for union vote ).

In Roman mythology, Janus was a god who was always depicted with two faces.

Let's look at our own two faced Roman "Goddess", Jan "Janus" Jones.

Face #1

Brewing brouhaha with the Culinary Union

Press release regarding the MGM's 1993 grand opening on an operating plan around the goal of maintaining non-union status.

"The opening night picket line at the MGM Grand boasted over 5,000 union members and was respected by a host of high-ranking state and local officials who did not attend the VIP opening, including Governor Bob Miller, US Senators Harry Reid and Richard Bryan, and Las Vegas Mayor Jan Jones. MGM Grand was the first mega-resort opening that the State’s Governor did not attend."

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Las Vegas Sun: Hotel Workers Union Bargains Hard and Wins in Las Vegas (May 31, 2002) On dealing with the Culinary Union-

Former Mayor Jan Laverty Jones, a Harrah's senior vice president, said her company made it clear early in the negotiations that it wanted to reach an amicable agreement with the union.
"It was always in our best interest to have labor peace, because it gave us peace of mind and allowed us to focus on running our business" she said. "We think it was the right price. It was worth the price to allow us to look forward"

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January 1, 2004 Las Vegas as a Workers’ Paradise - The hotel workers’ union boosted wages and transformed dead-end jobs into middle-class careers in the very belly of the casino economy. Here’s how it happened. By Harold Meyeson in the American Prospect.

The union, then, has not directly transformed working class Las Vegas outside its own industry. But in its effect on the city as a whole, says Jan Jones, who was mayor from 1991 through 1999 and now handles public affairs for the Harrah’s chain, “It’s made a remarkable difference.” Local 226 “ensured that the employees were earning a living wage, and could buy cars and homes.”

In Jones’ first year as mayor, Vegas had 15 million visitors annually; when she stepped down eight years later, it had 36 million. Housing construction boomed, and the electorate felt economically secure enough to approve bond measures for parks, libraries and schools—enabling the city to build a new school every month. Voters also passed a sales-tax increase to double the city’s water capacity. “This is what management and labor working together can produce— a vibrant economy,” says Jones.

Face #2

Nov. 09, 2007 Caesars dealers petition for union vote Workers want channel to discuss wages, issues. By Arnold M. Knightly:
Jan Jones, vice president of government relations at Caesars Palace's parent company, Harrah's Entertainment, said she understands that workers can start to feel more disconnected from management as a company grows.

However, she said the dealers would be better off discussing any concerns with their direct supervisors rather than bringing in a third party. "It can become dispassionate and disconnected," Jones said. "The outcome can be accomplished working within the company" Jones said Harrah's Entertainment does not now support the practice of sharing tokes, although she added that the dealers' actions could someday change that policy. "However, if all of a sudden we're in negotiations with an intermediary, you can't guarantee that would be the policy because you have to be competitive in negotiations," Jones said about tip sharing.

Jones seems to be confused on where she stands!

One day she is on a Union picket line, another day she is saying how working together with labor unions creates a vibrant economy, then she turns around and basically threatens us with our tokes.

Las Vegas Tribune December 8,1999
By Steve Miller

"Mrs. Pappas, you've had your property long enough. It's time to give it up!"

That is a direct quote from our esteemed Mayor to a citizen of this city as witnessed by . John, Harry, and Carol Pappas, Attorneys Glade Hall and Grant Gerber, City Attorney Brad Gerbic.

A short time later, bulldozers disposed of the Pappas' shopping center.

A very interesting read about Jones as Mayor.

"Self-made woman" Thursday, March 03, 2005 "Las Vegas Mercury"

Another interesting read.

"Ethics is murky water," she says. "We used to look up to our elected officials. Now you're considered a crook until proven otherwise."

Bill Thompson, an outspoken UNLV public administration professor and gaming expert, says Jones may have been a little too friendly with the gaming industry while mayor. "She was ingratiating herself with gaming while being mayor," Thompson contends.

But Thompson, like others, found Jones a little too cozy with gaming executives. She came under fire for co-owning a store in the Stratosphere while mayor. Further, she was aggressive in using the power of eminent domain to condemn private property downtown to ultimately assist private companies to create the $70 million Fremont Street Experience, launch the construction of Neonopolis and help the Stratosphere to expand.

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Updated: April 21, 2010