Encore Boston Harbor strike resolved, unions announce

The Boston Globe · Karyna Cheung · 2026-11-05 22:51 UTC

The new contract resolves a labor dispute that has kept 1,300 employees off the job since Sept. 4.

The monthslong strike at Encore Boston Harbor has ended as workers voted to ratify an agreement, the unions announced Thursday night.

The new contract resolves a labor dispute that has kept 1,300 people off the job at the casino resort since Sept. 4, which includes bartenders, waitstaff, housekeepers, slot attendants, groundskeepers, drivers, and warehouse staff.

Details on the agreement were not disclosed in a release announcing the new contract from the unions, UNITE HERE Local 26 and Teamsters Local 25.

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