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WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Pittsburgh has continually supported workers' rights to organize for fair wages, fair working conditions, and a union; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh, through the city code and community engagement, works to ensure that major developments directly benefit the neighborhoods in which they are located; and
WHEREAS, Rivers Casino was welcomed to Pittsburgh on the promise that its casino jobs would be good-quality jobs that build the community, and the community seeks to work with management to deliver on that promise; and
WHEREAS, a two-thirds majority of the workers at Rivers Casino signed a petition demanding job security, economic stability, and to be treated with respect every day; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh, its residents, and families of Casino workers will stand stronger when the employees and management of Rivers Casino work together to achieve these goals.
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby stand with the Rivers Casino workers in their campaign to organize a union.