Agreement expected between Big M tellers and Gural
April 26, 2011,from the USTA Communications Department
Columbus, OH — NJBiz.com is reporting that an agreement between the union representing the mutuel clerks at Meadowlands Racetrack and Jeff Gural is expected to be reached by the end of the day Tuesday.
“An agreement will be hashed out by the end of the day,” said Robert Lewandowski, spokesman for the Laborers International Union of North America.
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