Encore Casino Strike Support

At a glance

• What: Resolution 26-162 supporting UNITE HERE Local 26 and Teamsters Local 25 workers on strike indefinitely at Encore Boston Harbor.
• Where it stands: Approved September 29, 2026, 7-0 (Councilor Scarpelli moved, Councilor Mullane seconded). The City Clerk will send a copy to the casino's General Manager.
• The resolution, offered by President Bears and Councilor Scarpelli, commits the Council to not eating, meeting or sleeping at Encore during the dispute, to joining picket lines, and to encouraging city employees to do the same. Two people addressed the Council: James Atkins, Chief Steward for Encore, and Germane Scobar-Shapiro. The record does not summarize what they said.

Sources

• City Council regular meeting minutes, September 29, 2026: https://medfordma.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=990,plainText=false)

Log

2026-09-29 - City Council

Approved 7-0.