Royal Vegas Casino strike

In 2017, there were many reports in the news about a possible privatization of Royal Vegas Casino , and the strikes that took place at various branches of the company.

This reached several highs in april, May and June of that year, with most of the establishments remaining closed to the public throughout the day. What exactly was the cause of these strikes, and how was this problem solved?

Royal Vegas Casino staff strikes

In april 2017, employees of the Royal Vegas Casino offices in Groningen and Leeuwarden partially work down. This was the beginning of the strike for a better collective agreement for the workers. The reason for this was that they felt that the workload had increased, after Royal Vegas Casino had laid off hundreds of people due to cuts.

Also, people were afraid that due to the threat of privatization of the company, even more layoffs would fall. Later, more establishments followed their example, and the work was stopped not only partially, but completely. In some establishments, the gaming tables were closed, but in other cities the casinos remained closed to the public all day.

Among others, the branches in Groningen, Leeuwarden, Utrecht and Enschede stayed closed all day. Other establishments such as Rotterdam , Scheveningen and Venlo it was open to the public, but only partially. The workers received a lot of support from the unions in these strikes.

These demanded a 2.5 percent wage increase from Royal Vegas Casino, and more certainty about the work and income of the employees. Because Royal Vegas Casino had achieved such good financial results, the unions felt that the staff was certainly entitled to this and that Royal Vegas Casino could also offer this.