CORRECTING and REPLACING UNITE HERE Warns Union Members that Issue 6 Backers Oppose...

CORRECTING and REPLACING UNITE HERE Warns Union Members that Issue 6 Backers Oppose Unionization, Calls On Lakes Entertainment to Disclose Wages and Benefits at its Non-Union Casinos

CLEVELAND--(Business Wire)--
Fifth graph should read: Lakes Entertainment operates the Four
Winds Casino Resort in Michigan... (sted Lakes Entertainment operates
the Red Hawk Casino in Michigan...)

The corrected release reads:

UNITE HERE WARNS UNION MEMBERS THAT ISSUE 6 BACKERS OPPOSE
UNIONIZATION, CALLS ON LAKES ENTERTAINMENT TO DISCLOSE WAGES AND
BENEFITS AT ITS NON-UNION CASINOS

Today, UNITE HERE, the largest union of gaming workers in the
United States, warned union members in Ohio that the backers of Issue
6 oppose unionization of the proposed casino. In addition, UNITE HERE
called on Lakes Entertainment (NASDAQ:LACO), the operator of the
proposed casino, to fully disclose to voters the wages and benefits
paid at its non-union casinos throughout the country.

"The proponents of Issue 6 claim that they have labor's support
for their project, but the backers of Issue 6 have flatly rejected the
process in which the vast majority of gaming workers in the United
States have joined a union," said Chris Bohner, UNITE HERE Deputy
Director.

Most union workers in the gaming industry have joined a union
through the card check election process, rather than the
government-run process with long bureaucratic delays rejected by many
unions. Under the card check process, if a majority of workers elect
to sign cards in favor of a union, and a neutral arbitrator concludes
that the union represents a majority of workers, the company
voluntarily recognizes the union.

"The two largest labor federations in the country - the AFL-CIO
and Change to Win - strongly support card check elections, but the
backers of Issue 6 say they don't support this method," said Bohner.
"What Issue 6 backers are really saying is we don't want a union,"
added Bohner.

Lakes Entertainment operates the Four Winds Casino Resort in
Michigan, one of the largest non-union casinos in the northern
Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois gaming markets.

"MyOhioNow and Lakes Entertainment say they'll bring good jobs to
Ohio, but they need to disclose the wages and benefits they are
currently providing at their non-union casinos in the United States,"
said Bohner. UNITE HERE called on Lakes to publicly disclose the
following information: wages by classification, eligibility rules and
cost of health insurance, pension and retirement contributions,
percentage of part-time versus full-time workers, and layoff and
seniority rights of workers at the company's casinos.

"Union workers in Ohio know that companies make all sorts of
promises, but talk is cheap," said Bohner. "If Lakes Entertainment is
really committed to bring good jobs to Ohio, then surely they won't be
afraid of disclosing the wages and benefits at their non-union
casinos," added Bohner.

UNITE HERE is the largest gaming union in the United States,
representing over 100,000 workers across the country. In addition,
UNITE HERE represents thousands of workers in the State of Ohio.

UNITE HERE
Chris Bohner, 702-610-0199

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