Some 14,000 hotel and restaurant workers in Atlantic City, New Jersey, walked off the job September 15 against the casino bosses' attempts to contract out jobs for nonunion workers. The strikers returned to work September 18 after officials of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees union and the nine casino operators reached a five-year agreement that guarantees current jobs, increases in pensions, and maintains existing wages and benefits.  
 
 
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