Harrah’s Entertainment, who represent Caesar’s unionized game dealers, Caesar’s Palace, and the Transport Workers Union Local 721, have still not come to an agreement on a labor contract more than two years after workers voted to unionize.

The most problematic new addition is an insertion that gives authorization for Harrah’s to take control of a portion of dealer’s tips and redistribute them to other employee groups, like supervisors, although, employees are unhappy about multiple revised Harrah’s policies the new labor contract proposes.

While some see it as retribution for unionizing, the affected employees are outraged and frustrated- dealers and other front-line employees can earn as much as 80% of their annual income through tips, and they see this as nothing more than a way to avoid paying managers higher salaries.

As both sides blame the other for the delays in negotiating a compromise, a resolution is unlikely to come soon, but current law only dictates that an employer continue to negotiate with a union about a labor contract; it gives no set time limit.

In 2006, Steve Wynn implemented a similar controversial policy at his resort that authorized the taking of 15% of dealers tips to give to supervisors- the dealers at Wynn Las Vegas unionized immediately after the change.

From the Nevada gaming commissioner as to whether or not Wynn broke any state laws regarding tips, union members, at both the Wynn and Caesar’s, are now, eagerly awaiting a decision expected this year.