Originally Posted By skinnerbox This is why the GOP lusts after Right-to-Work legislation, which Indiana is about to pass, bringing the total to 23 states: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/30/revel-atlantic-citys-new-casino-impose-term-limits-employees_n_1242743.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...743.html</a> Revel, Atlantic City's Newest Casino, To Impose Term Limits For Employees <> In this sluggish labor market, many job-seekers would be happy to land a full-time position. But for workers at one Atlantic City casino, getting a job may not mean keeping it. Workers at Atlantic City's highly anticipated Revel casino, including bellhops and blackjack dealers, will be subject to term limits of four to six years, at the end of which they will repeat the hiring process, NPR reports. The policy will "attract the most highly professional people who are inspired by a highly competitive work environment," Revel wrote in a statement. Gaming employees earned between $16,310 and $68,290 a year according to the most recent statistics available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The policy could just be an excuse for the casino to take advantage of desperate job seekers, experts told NPR. Revel, the first new casino built in Atlantic City since 2003's opening of the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, is expected to be a big boon for a city that has seen declining casino profits over the past five years, as well as a high unemployment rate. The casino is projected to bring in $2.4 billion, provide 5,000 full-time jobs and has already hired thousands of construction workers. The bad luck of the prospective employees stands in notable contrast to that of Don Johnson, who last year won $15.1 million playing blackjack in Atlantic City. Not that he needed it: Johnson is a chief executive at a Wyoming-based company that wagers on horseracing. Nor is he the only high-level executive to win big betting on cards either -- Steve Begeleiter, former head of corporate strategy at Bear Stearns, finished sixth at the World Series of Poker in 2009. Despite the hefty price tag, many are optimistic that Revel will mark a turning point for the struggling city, whose revenue peaked at $5.2 billion in 2006 and has continued to decline thanks to a combination of recession pressures and increased competition from newly-opened casinos in Pennsylvania and New York. Casinos are becoming an increasingly popular way for states to pull in much needed revenue as well as attract new tourist dollars, with Pennsylvania adding 10 casinos since 2006, while New York currently plans to improve Aqueduct Raceway, a racetrack and casino on the city's outskirts. Recent news may have justified boosters' optimism in the Revel's ability to help revive Atlantic City. The town saw revenue increase last month for the first time in three and a half years, raising hopes that the casino will be a so-called "silver bullet" for the resort city. <> This is how the new casino will get around wage increases and keeping women over 40 on the payroll. With every employee forced to re-apply for their jobs every four to six years, the casino will be able to hire younger (i.e., sexier) workers at entry-level wages, and no one will be able to earn more than newbie inexperienced workers, even if the casino repeatedly hires them over and over again. For those of you who are advocates of right-to-work states, like Donny has proudly claimed on numerous occasions, tell me how you would feel to always earn entry-level wages and never receive a pay increase, no matter how glowing your performance reviews. Tell me how it would feel at the age of 40 to not be re-hired into a job you've done for 12 years, only to be replaced by someone new to the job and half your age. Being 40 years old is NOT the same as being 60 or 70. Not even close. But in this scenario, it will happen. Guaranteed. And remember... this scenario could only happen in a Right-to-Work state. Right-to-Work is a misnomer. It should be 'Right-to-Work-For-Less.' (Thanks to Thom Hartmann for the phrase.)
