Like their auto worker counterparts, they too are making $500 a week in strike pay. Jackson has been on strike for more than a month. “When they first came out, we left our strike line and all of the Blue Cross members went over there and marched in their line and supported them,” BCBS employee and UAW member Derrick Jackson said. Gillespie is represented by the United Auto Workers union, along with roughly 1,000 other casino workers and more than 1,000 Blue Cross Blue Shield workers also on strike just across the street. 'We just want a just wage - it’s as simple as that.” “Over the years, they've made a lot of money and we've been treated unfairly,' Gillespie said. Gillespie has worked at MGM Grand Detroit for over 20 years and says he and his coworkers deserve better raises and retirement benefits. “This is history,” said MGM Grand employee and UAW Local 7777 member Roderick Gillespie. Thousands of casino employees from five different unions walked off the job Tuesday, going on strike for the first time. DETROIT (WXYZ) - Throughout downtown Detroit, you'll hear the sound of workers fed up.

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