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EXHIBIT
10.23

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING

ENGINEERS

LOCAL 68-68A-68B, AFL-CIO

AND

TROPICANA CASINO AND RESORT

Site: Atlantic City, NJ

MAY 1, 2006 — APRIL 30, 2011

 

 

     AGREEMENT made and entered into           , by and between TROPICANA CASINO AND RESORT , Iowa Avenue and
Boardwalk, Atlantic City, New Jersey, hereinafter referred to as “Employer,” “Casino,” or “Hotel,”
and INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL 68-68A-68B, AFL-CIO, 11 Fairfield Place, West
Caldwell, New Jersey, hereinafter referred to as the “Union.”

WITNESSETH

     WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to cooperate to stabilize labor relations by establishing
general standards of wages, hours, and other conditions of employment, and to insure the peaceful,
speedy, and orderly adjustment of differences that may arise from time to time between Employer and
its employees, without resort to strikes, lockouts, boycotts, slowdowns or other economic
interferences with the smooth operation of the Hotel business of the Employer.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants herein contained, the parties
hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I — RECOGNITION

     1. Employer recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive collective bargaining representative of
the following employees employed by the Employer in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

          (a) Stationary Engineers ( ie., those employees responsible for successful operation and
ordinary maintenance of steam boilers, irrespective of pressure, steam, or gas

 

 

or electrical engines; refrigeration and air conditioning equipment; and auxiliary power plants).

          (b) Maintenance Mechanics ( ie., those employees responsible for the general repair and
maintenance of the Hotel facilities and appurtenances ).

          (c) C Mechanics ( ie., those employees responsible for general policing, cleaning and
maintenance of gardens and interior plants; external grounds, walks, drives, streets contiguous to
the properties, garages, rooftops, and thoroughfares; operates hand tools and equipment to
accomplish same; performs casual labor, including, but not limited to, changing filters and light
bulbs and delivering supplies and materials; driving vehicles and removing snow, utilizing other
than ride-on equipment, and other duties not requiring the special training and experience of a
skilled journeyman ).

     2. (a) It is further understood and agreed that reconstruction, maintenance, renovation, alteration
and/or rehabilitation of the Hotel and its facilities and appurtenances are covered by this
Agreement, when the Employer considers it feasible. The Hotel expressly reserves the right to have
such work performed in such manner and by such employees, as may be furnished by a subcontractor
who customarily engages in such types of work, and who has or will become signatory to an Agreement
with the respective trade that will be performing said work.

     During the term of this Agreement, if work is outsourced to Atlantic Thermal Systems, the Hotel
agrees to require Atlantic Thermal Systems to abide by the terms of the agreement reached between
Atlantic Thermal Systems and Local 68 for Trump Plaza’s operations.

     (b) The parties specifically agree that Article 1, Section 2(a) shall not apply to the business
operations of any person or entity occupying space pursuant to a lease, contract, sublease,
subcontract or other agreement with the Employer entered into prior to the effective date of this
Agreement (such leases, contracts, subleases, subcontracts or agreements being referred to herein
as the “Existing Contracts”) nor to the space they are occupying or will occupy, provided that the
square footage of such location or relocation may not be expanded by more than twenty-five percent
(25%) of the present square footage occupied or to be occupied. The foregoing sentence shall apply
to the Existing Contracts notwithstanding that the space to be occupied under the Existing Contract
has not yet been

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built out, occupied or opened for business and to any Assignees, Subtenants, or replacement tenants
subsequently occupying the space and shall continue for the duration of any renewal or extension of
the term of such Existing Contract or any replacement contract. This exclusion shall further apply
to any extensions or modification of any Existing Contract, including without limitation those
modifications which may involve assignment of an Existing Contract, tenant relocation or the
expansion of space occupied pursuant to an Existing Contract. Article 1, Section 2(a) does not
apply to space occupied by health club, spa or salon operations, food, snack or beverage operations
commonly referred to as “fast food” operations and retail operations in general which space is
leased, contracted or subcontracted to third parties. The parties have agreed to a side agreement
where future leased space would also be exempt from the provisions of Article 1, Section 2(a). All
other space leased or subcontracted after the effective date of Agreement not described in this
Section 2(b) shall be covered under Article 1, Section 2(a).

     (c) The Tropicana agrees that after an initial start up period to offer its tenants major repair
and maintenance of the electrical, steam, gas, water, sewer, HVAC and alarm systems (collectively
Base Systems) to the extent (l) such type of work is performed by bargaining unit employees at its
property consistent with Section 2(a) and (2) it is the Employer’s judgment that such work is
critical to maintain the operations of the Base Systems of the Tropicana and that is in the
business interest of the Tropicana under the following conditions:

1. The Tenant agrees to hold the Tropicana harmless in all respects of any claims of damages in
connection with such services, including but not limited to, defect in workmanship by Tropicana’s
Employees.

2. The Tropicana in its judgment, has the available staff to perform the work without interfering
with its own work and without additional training so as to complete the repair in a timely manner
as set by the Tropicana, based on its priorities and which timeframe is satisfactory to the tenant.

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3. The tenant agrees to pay for the equipment and services as determined by the Tropicana. The
Union understands that tenants who do not promptly pay for these services will not be eligible for
such services in the future.

     The Union’s business agent may approach Tropicana’s tenants who had declined an interest in
general, for any of the above services, and with pre-approval of Tropicana, to discuss the
potential with the tenant of offering Tropicana’s services as described above with the
understanding that (l) the Union can not be coercive or disruptive in any manner, (2) the decision
to utilize the services is the tenant’s to make, and (3) the ultimate commercial transaction is in
the discretion of the Tropicana.

     3. It is understood that general maintenance work will include occasional routine electrical and
work of other crafts within the Maintenance Department which is not a full-time nature.

     4. The parties recognize that the State of New Jersey Casino Control Act (Act), provides that
Unions seeking to represent employees licensed under the Act are required to register with the
Casino Control Commission. It is understood and agreed that, unless exempted from the registration
requirements, the Union will, as a condition of this Agreement, so register. Should the Union fail
for any reason to obtain an exemption from registration or to obtain timely and valid registration
or should such registration, once obtained, be suspended or cancelled, the Employer’s recognition
of the Union and its obligation to bargain with the Union and to observe the provisions of Article
I, Paragraph 1 hereof, or to deal with the Union under Article XIV hereof, shall terminate;
provided, however, that upon obtaining an exemption from registration or upon registration as
required under the Act within the term of this Agreement and the provisions thereof so terminated
shall be reinstated.

ARTICLE II — EMPLOYMENT AND UNION SECURITY

     1. It shall be a condition of employment that all employees covered by this Agreement who are
members of the Union in good standing on the effective date of this

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Agreement, shall remain members in good standing, and those who are not members on the effective
date of this Agreement shall, on or after the 90th day following the effective date hereof, become
members in good standing in the Union. In the event that any employee fails to comply with the
requirements of this section to the extent of tendering customary dues and initiation fees,
Employer shall summarily discharge that employee upon receipt of written demand therefor from the
Union. The ninety (90) day period during which new employees are not obligated to become members of
the Union shall be designated as a trial or probationary period for the benefit of the Employer,
during which period Employer has the right to discharge said employee without cause, and said
probationary employees shall not be covered by this Agreement nor derive any benefits thereof.

     2. Whenever additional employees are required, Employer shall notify the Union, and the Union shall
assist Employer in obtaining qualified and competent employees, reserving to itself the right of
first referral for potential employees, provided, however, nothing herein contained shall preclude
Employer from employing workers on the open market. Whenever an employee is hired or rehired,
Employer shall within thirty (30) days notify the Union in writing of the name and address of said
employee.

     3. Union agrees to furnish Employer with a memorandum showing the amount of dues payable as members
of the Union by each of the employees covered by this Agreement. Likewise, Union agrees to furnish
Employer with a memorandum showing the amount of initiation fees, if any, payable by each new
member covered by this Agreement. Upon receipt of such memoranda and upon receipt of a signed
authorization from the employee, Employer agrees to deduct dues and initiation fees from the wages
or salaries of the respective employees pursuant to the aforesaid memoranda. Such written
authorization shall be irrevocable for successive periods consistent with and coincident to the
periods or dates of succeeding collective bargaining agreements between the parties hereto.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any employee notifies the Employer and the Union in writing
fifteen (15) days before the expiration of the time periods stated above of his wish to revoke its
authority, the same shall be honored.

     4. The Union will defend, indemnify, and save harmless the Employer against and from any and all
claims, demands, liabilities and disputes arising out of or by reason of

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action taken or not taken by the Employer for the purpose of complying with Section 3 of this
Article.

     5. If the Employer fails to remit deducted share fees, initiation fees, dues or contributions to
the Union or the Funds as applicable, after thirty (30) days of the fifteenth of the month
following their deduction, the Union may bypass the grievance procedure and file directly for
arbitration. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the arbitrator finds
that the delinquency violates this Agreement, the arbitrator may award interest, at the prime rate,
for the period that the delinquent amounts remained outstanding and may award the Union costs of
the arbitration. As a condition to the Union’s proceeding directly to arbitration in the above
manner, the Union must serve the Human Resource Department with at least fourteen (14) days written
notice, via certified mail, of the delinquent fair share fees, initiation fees, dues or
contributions after the above time period has passed.

ARTICLE III — MANAGEMENT RIGHTS

     1. The Union recognizes that the Management of the Hotel and the direction of the working force is
vested exclusively in the Employer, including, but not limited to, the right to schedule work; to
assign work and working hours to employees; to establish quality and production standards and the
most efficient utilization of his services; to hire, promote, transfer, discharge or relieve
employees from duty because of lack of work; install and utilize the most efficient equipment; and
to create or eliminate any or all operations or job classifications, subject to the seniority
provisions herein contained. The Employer shall have the right to make and enforce reasonable rules
for the conduct and appearance of employees not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement.

     2. It is understood that all Management rights held prior to the execution of this Agreement, other
than those specifically surrendered by this Agreement, continue to be retained by the Employer.

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ARTICLE IV — CONTROL AND DISCHARGE

     1. The Employer shall have the sole right to direct and control his employees. Employer reserves
the right, which right is hereby recognized by the Union, to hire, retain, promote, demote,
transfer, lay off, suspend, discharge or rehire according to the requirements of the business and
according to skill and efficiency, giving due consideration to seniority. Employer shall have the
unquestioned right to suspend or discharge employee for actions such as, but not limited to,
dishonesty, willful misconduct, incompetence, drinking or drunkenness on the job, insubordination,
other good cause, or participation in a proven, deliberate slowdown, work stoppage, or strike or
violation of this Agreement; provided, however, the Union does not waive its right to grieve and
arbitrate, nor is this section intended to affect the Employer’s burden of proving just cause when,
in its opinion, there has been a flagrant miscarriage of justice.

     2. The Employer agrees not to give any further consideration in subsequent disciplinary actions of
any discipline that is beyond two (2) years (one year for attendance). This limitation does not
apply to any discipline which impacts legal obligations e.g. harassment, discrimination, etc.

     3. It is further understood and agreed that, as a condition of employment, Union members employed
in the Employer’s Casino Hotel must be licensed under the Act. If a Union member fails to obtain
such a license or loses such a license for any reason, he shall be released from employment, and
such release shall not be subject to the grievance procedure of this Agreement nor shall any other
action against the Employer, provided, however, that should the Union Member’s license subsequently
be issued or reinstated, he will be eligible for re-employment if a vacancy exists in his job
classification.

ARTICLE V — SENIORITY

     1. For purposes of this Agreement, seniority shall be defined as length of continuous service from
the employee’s last employment date.

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     2. The seniority of employees who successfully complete the ninety (90) days probationary period
set forth in Article II, Paragraph 1 above, shall date from that employee’s date of hire and accrue
only during active employment in the bargaining units.

     3. Seniority shall be broken by any of the following events:

          (a) Voluntary quit;

          (b) Discharge for cause;

          (c) Failure because of layoff or any other reason to perform any work for the Employer for six (6)
months (one (1) year for worker’s compensation) to a period equal to the affected employee’s
seniority at the time he last ceased active work for the Employer, whichever period is shorter,
unless required to be longer, as an accommodation under state or federal law which extension or
lack thereof, is not subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure. FMLA and NJFLA leave runs
concurrently with leaves under this Agreement to the extent applicable.

          (d) Failure to report to work on the next scheduled work day after the Employer sends notice of
recall from layoff by telegram to the employee’s last known address, or failure to so report on the
second scheduled work day after such notice is sent by registered or certified mail.

          (e) Failure to report for work upon expiration of a leave of absence.

          (f) Absence from work without notice to the Employer for two (2) consecutive work days.

     4. Failure to report or failure to notify the Employer under Subsections (d), (e) or (f) shall not
result in a break in seniority, if such failure is due to conditions beyond the employee’s control.
Any loss of seniority under Subsections (d), (e) or (f) shall constitute a voluntary leaving of
work without good cause.

     5. Shop stewards will receive superseniority for purposes of layoff and recall assuming they are
qualified to perform the existing work in the opinion of the Company. The Unions can only designate
one shop steward per bargaining unit for this purpose.

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ARTICLE VI — NO DISCRIMINATION

     1. There shall be no discrimination against any employee because of Union membership or lawful
Union activities or because of race, color, sex, age, creed, national origin, ancestry, or
liability to military service.

     2. The parties recognize and agree to comply with the Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative
Action requirements of the New Jersey Casino Control Act and the Affirmative Action program adopted
by the Employer in compliance therewith.

ARTICLE VII — VACATIONS

     1. All employees covered by this Agreement at the conclusion of their first anniversary year of
employment shall be entitled to one (l) week of vacation, with pay.

     2. All employees covered by this Agreement who shall have been regularly employed for two (2)
years, but less than eight (8) years, shall receive two (2) weeks vacation, with pay.

     3. All employees covered by this Agreement who shall have been regularly employed for more than
eight (8) years, but less than ten (10) years, shall receive three (3) weeks vacation, with pay.

     4. All employees covered by this Agreement who shall have been regularly employed for more than ten
(10) years, shall receive four (4) weeks vacation, with pay. The fourth week may, with mutual
consent, be taken on a per day basis, provided the employee gives the Employer ten (10) days notice
of the day to be taken.

     5. Vacations shall be taken at the convenience of the Employer, but seniority shall be recognized
in scheduling the same.

     6. All employees who have completed more than one (l) year of employment whose employment is
terminated for reasons other than cause, shall be entitled to a proration of earned vacation for
the year in which the termination or retirement of said employee occurs.

     7. Vacation time cannot be accumulated from year to year, but must be taken within the current
calendar year.

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     8. Employees vacations shall be reduced on a pro-rated basis for any leave of absence consistent
with the Employer’s leave policies for its unrepresented employees. Employees must use up to half
of their vacation entitlement while on FMLA and NJFLA leave, as long as at least the same is
required for the Employer’s unrepresented employees.

ARTICLE VIII — HOLIDAYS

     1. All employees covered by this Agreement shall be granted a holiday with pay on the following
days:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	New Year’s Day
	 	January 1st
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Memorial Day
	 	Last Monday in May
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Independence Day
	 	July 4th
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Labor Day
	 	1st Monday in September
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Veteran’s Day
	 	November 11th
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Thanksgiving Day
	 	4th Thursday in November
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Christmas Day
	 	December 25th
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	*Two Personal Days
	 	To be taken during employee’s anniversary year

 

			
	*	 	At least one (l) week’s notice for personal holidays is required with Employer reserving the right
of refusal when business conditions dictate.

     2. When an Employee’s normal work shift includes a holiday and he will not be required to work on
the Holiday, the Employer shall notify him at least seven (7) days before the holiday.

     3. Holiday pay shall consist of eight (8) hours of straight-time pay. Employees who are required to
work on a holiday shall be paid time and one-half (l 1/2) for work performed on said holiday in
addition to the holiday pay.

     4. In order to qualify for holiday pay, the employee must report for work on his last scheduled day
before said holiday and his first scheduled day after said holiday, unless said requirement is
specifically waived by Employer. If an employee is scheduled to work on a holiday but does not
report for work, he shall not receive holiday pay unless he shall have been excused by his Employer
from working on said holiday.

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ARTICLE IX — HOURS OF WORK OVERTIME

     1. The regular work week shall consist of five (5) consecutive days and the regular work day shall
consist of eight (8) consecutive hours.

     2. Time and one-half (l 1/2) shall be paid for all time worked in excess of eight (8) hours in any
one day or in excess of forty (40) hours in any one week. There will be no pyramiding of daily or
weekly overtime or premium pay under any of the terms of this Agreement.

     3. If an employee is scheduled to work for any eight (8) hour shift, employee shall receive
one-half (1/2) hour break, as near the middle of the shift as is possible, on Employer’s time.

     4. Overtime and holiday time shall be paid for and shall not be compensated for by giving employee
time off.

     5. Four Ten Hour Shifts — Under this provision, the Employer shall have the right to
establish four (4), ten (10) hour shifts. Overtime shall be paid for all hours worked beyond ten
(10) in any one day or forty (40) in one week at one and one-half (l 1/2) times the basic hourly
wage rate.

     If the Employer utilizes this option after a sixty (60) day trial period, either party may notify
the other in writing that it no longer desires to retain this provision in the Contract and upon
such notice, this shift option shall terminate.

ARTICLE X — WAGES

     1. All employees working in any of the classifications in the schedule annexed hereto shall be paid
each week for services performed.

     2. Attached hereto and marked “Schedule A” and made part of this Agreement are the wage scales
applicable to the employees. The wage scale set forth in said schedule is a minimum wage rate only.

     3. Whenever an employee shall be called out in an emergency, he shall be paid for no less than four
(4) hours regardless of the number of hours actually worked by him.

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ARTICLE XI — VISITATION

     Representatives of the Union shall have the right to visit the Hotel at reasonable times in order
to investigate matters covered by this Agreement and grievances hereunder. Said visits shall not be
made at such time or in such manner as shall prevent the orderly operation of the Hotel business,
and Union’s representatives shall notify the Employer’s Director of Industrial Relations or his
designated representative immediately upon arrival at the Employer’s premises.

ARTICLE XII — BENEFITS

1. Welfare Fund: The Employer agrees to make contributions to the Union Welfare Fund as per
“Schedule A” annexed hereto. All contributions are for all straight time hours paid, not to exceed
2,080 hours per year, for every employee covered hereby, retroactive to the first (1st) day worked
on behalf of employees who have completed their probationary period.

     In the event the Employer(s) determine that any other Participating Employer currently pays or is
allowed by the Union to pay lesser contributions than the Employer, then at such time the Employer
shall automatically reduce its contribution to the lowest rate of any Participating Employer. In
the event the Union allows a Participating Employer to withdraw from the Fund and such
Participating Employer obtains health insurance for its Union employees at a lower rate, then the
Employer(s) may automatically reduce its Fund contribution to the same rate.

2. Pension Fund: The Employer agrees to make contributions to the Union Pension Fund as per
“Schedule A” annexed hereto. All contributions are for all straight time hours paid, not to exceed
2,080 hours per year, for every employee covered hereby, retroactive to the first (1st) day worked
on behalf of employees who have completed their probationary period.

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3. Apprentice Training Fund: The Employer agrees to make contributions to the Apprentice Training
Fund as per “Schedule A” annexed hereto. All contributions are for all straight time hours paid,
not to exceed 2,080 hours per year, for each employee covered hereby, retroactive to the first
(1st) day worked on behalf of employees who have completed their probationary period.

4. Such contributions shall be made for all hours which an employee gets paid, thus including
payment for holidays and paid vacations.

5. Annuity Fund: The Employer agrees to make contributions to the Union Annuity Fund as per
“Schedule A” annexed hereto. The Employer agrees to contribute twenty-five cents ($.25) per hour,
per employee, for each hour worked by employees covered herein, to the Union Annuity Fund. The
Employer agrees to contribute any other contribution specified in “Schedule A” annexed hereto, to
the Annuity Fund on all hours worked or paid, including overtime hours, holiday and vacation.

6. The Union will have the right thirty (30) days prior to the end of each contract year to
reallocate wage increases to the Health and Welfare Fund. Any money reallocated will be paid on
straight-time hours worked or paid, not to exceed 2,080 hours in a contract year. Any money
reallocated to the Health and Welfare Fund cannot be diverted back into wages.

7. If the Employer fails to remit deducted share fees, initiation fees, dues or contributions to
the Union or the Funds as applicable, after thirty (30) days of the fifteenth of the month
following their deduction, the Union may bypass the grievance procedure and file directly for
arbitration. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the arbitrator finds
that the delinquency violates this Agreement, the arbitrator may award interest, at the prime rate,
for the period that the delinquent amounts remained outstanding and may award the Union costs of
the arbitration. As a condition to the Union’s proceeding directly to arbitration in the above
manner, the Union must serve the Human Resource Department with at least fourteen (14) days written
notice, via certified

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mail, of the delinquent fair share fees, initiation fees, dues or contributions after the above
time period has passed.

ARTICLE XIII — NO STRIKES, NO LOCKOUTS

     Both the Union and the Employer recognize the service nature of the Hotel business and the duty of
the Employer to render continuous and hospitable service to the public in the way of lodging, food
and other necessary accommodations. Therefore, the Union agrees that it will not call, engage in,
participate in, or sanction any strike, sympathy strike, work stoppage, picketing, sit-down,
sit-in, boycott, refusal to handle merchandise, or other interference with the conduct of the
Employer’s business for any reason whatsoever, including the dealing by Employer with non-union
suppliers or deliverymen; nor will Union interfere with any guest or tenant at the Hotel engaged in
selling or exhibiting non-union made merchandise or in so doing employing non-union help. Employer
agrees that it shall not lockout its employees or any part of them covered by this Agreement. Any
such action shall be a violation of this Agreement.

ARTICLE XIV — GRIEVANCES AND ARBITRATION

     1. For the purpose of this Agreement, a grievance is defined as a complaint, dispute, or
controversy between the parties to the application or interpretation of this Agreement. All
grievances shall be presented by either party to the other within five (5) working days of their
origin in order to be raised in a timely fashion. All grievances not raised in a timely fashion or
not processed in accordance with the time periods set out below shall be considered waived and
abandoned.

     2. The following procedure shall be followed exclusively in the settlement of all grievances
arising under this Agreement.

          Step 1. The first step of the grievance procedure shall be between the employee and/or the
shop steward and the employee’s supervisor. If the employee is dissatisfied with the action taken
by the supervisor on his grievance, the employee shall

          
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reduce the grievance to writing and present the written grievance to his supervisor within two (2)
working days of the supervisor’s verbal response.

          Step 2. If the grievance is not resolved in Step 1, then the shop steward shall forward the
written grievance to the department head within three (3) working days of the response of the
supervisor.

          Step 3. In the event that the grievance is not adjusted satisfactorily after the timely
presentation of the written grievance to the department head, then a meeting between the Union
Business Agent and a designated representative of the Hotel shall be arranged.

          Step 4. In the event that the grievance is not adjusted satisfactorily at Step 3, then the
matter may be referred to the American Arbitration Association for final and binding arbitration
within fourteen (14) calendar days of the unsatisfactory response to Step 3.

          It is understood that the parties, by mutual agreement, may extend the time periods for processing
grievances.

          In the event that the Employer is the aggrieved party, the Employer may begin the processing of the
grievance at Step 3.

          Grievances shall not be processed by shop stewards or Union officials during working hours, unless
mutually agreed to between the Union and the Company.

          In the event that a grievance is referred to arbitration, the grievance shall be submitted to the
Industrial Arbitration Tribunal of the American Arbitration Association with the request that the
Association send to the parties a list of arbitrators pursuant to its procedures. A grievance in
dispute shall be heard by the arbitrator, and his decision or award shall be final and binding upon
the parties hereto. The expenses incident to the arbitration shall be borne equally by the Union
and the Employer. Only one grievance at a time shall be heard by the arbitrator unless otherwise
agreed to by the parties. The arbitrator shall not have the power to add to, subtract, or modify
any of the terms of this Agreement.

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ARTICLE XV — APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING PROGRAM

     1. Each employer who employs at least ten (10), but less than twenty (20), engineers, excluding
apprentices, shall, at all times he employs said number of engineers, employ at least one
apprentice engineer. Further, each Employer who employs twenty (20) or more engineers, excluding
apprentices, should, at all times he employs said number of engineers, employ at least two (2)
apprentice engineers. There is no obligation to employ an apprentice at the end of the
apprenticeship period.

     2. Apprentice engineers will be compensated at the following rates during the period of
training :

	 	 	 
	1st 6 months	 	60% of Mechanic “A” rate
	 	 	 
	2nd 6 months
	 	65% of Mechanic “A” rate
	 	 	 
	3rd 6 months
	 	70% of Mechanic “A” rate
	 	 	 
	4th 6 months
	 	75% of Mechanic “A” rate
	 	 	 
	5th 6 months
	 	80% of Mechanic “A” rate
	 	 	 
	6th 6 months
	 	85% of Mechanic “A” rate
	 	 	 
	7th 6 months
	 	90% of Mechanic “A” rate
	 	 	 
	8th 6 months
	 	95% of Mechanic “A” rate

NOTE: Apprentice engineer compensation percent will be computed on the current rate for
Mechanic “A.”

ARTICLE XVI — SAFETY

     1. The Union and the Employer agree that it is in the best interests of all members of the
bargaining unit to maintain a safe and healthy work place and to observe all safety requirements.

     2. Violations of established safety policies and procedures shall be grounds for disciplinary
action up to and including discharge.

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ARTICLE XVII — NEW JERSEY CASINO CONTROL ACT

     The parties hereto recognize and agree that the State of New Jersey Casino Control Act (P.L. 1977,
c. 110) (the “Act”) and the rules and regulations thereunder contain provisions requiring the
licensing of employees, the certifications of this and other provisions regulating and controlling
“Casino Hotel” employees of the Employer, and that this Agreement is subject thereto in all
respects.

ARTICLE XVIII — JURY DUTY

     1. Eligible employees, as determined by established Company Policy, who serve as juror on regularly
scheduled work day or days shall be paid the difference only between the amount received by him for
such service and his daily base hourly rate for eight (8) hours to a maximum of ten (10) days for
each call. Employee will provide his immediate supervisor with:

          (a) Seventy two (72) hours of notice of such case.

          (b) Copy of court order to “appear.”

          (c) Official court documentation as to appearance and amount paid Juror by court.

     2. It is understood that employees will be expected to report to work if excused from Jury Duty
during normal work hours which reasonably coincide with scheduled work time.

ARTICLE XIX — FUNERAL LEAVE

     Members of the bargaining unit shall be permitted time off, with pay, to a maximum of three (3)
scheduled work days, for the purpose of arranging and attending the funeral of a member of
employee’s immediate family, defined as, mother, father, spouse, brother, sister, children,
mother-in-law, father-in-law, and grandparents. Pay shall be the daily base hourly rate for eight
(8) hours. The Employer reserves the right to require official notification and/or proof of death
and attendance at funeral.

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ARTICLE XX — SHOP STEWARDS

1. The Business Manager shall appoint a shop steward for each shift from among the bargaining unit
employees, and the Employer agrees to recognize those individuals as such.

2. The Union agrees to notify the Employer in writing of the employees selected to serve as shop
steward. There shall be no discrimination against a shop steward for the performance of his duties.
Any infractions of the Agreement will be brought to the attention of the supervisor on the company
time. The activities of the shop steward shall not reasonably interfere with the performance of his
work duties and shall not interfere with the operations of the Employer.

3. In case of a workplace injury or illness, the supervisor shall notify the steward as soon as
possible after the injury or illness, and the steward shall be given sufficient time to take care
of the employee’s personal belongings.

4. An employee may request that a shop steward be present at any meeting where the employee is the
subject of a disciplinary investigation.

ARTICLE XXI — GENERAL CONDITIONS

1. The Employer shall furnish shirt and trousers (and/or coveralls) and launder same at no cost to
the employee. All clothing furnished by the Employer shall be returned on termination.

2. Notwithstanding anything in the Contract to the contrary, all paid non working time including,
but not limited to, meal periods, rest and coffee break periods, wash up and changing times,
granted during an eight (8) hour shift shall be limited to a total of one (1) hour, which will be
handled by 1) a fifteen (15) minute coffee break midway during an employee’s first four (4) hours
on the job; 2) a thirty (30) minute meal period at the middle of the employee’s shift; and 3)
either, at the Employer’s designation, a fifteen (15) minute break added to the thirty (30) minute
meal period or a fifteen (15) minute break at the end of the employee’s shift. Each
Employer will notify the Union in writing and include the following waiver: “The Employer agrees to
waive the Most Favored Employer Clause with respect to the break issue.”

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3. The Employer may establish bi-weekly payroll, if all other employees of property have agreed.

4. This contract does not recognize oral agreements, understandings, or past practices. All such
practices, side agreements, understandings, must be in writing and signed by Employer and Union to
be enforceable.

5. Trades employees may be assigned to work at other properties owned and operated by their parent
company if parent company owns or operates more than one property in Atlantic City. Employees shall
be first offered the opportunity to take such assignment in accordance with their shop seniority,
by shift. If an insufficient number of employees accept the offered assignment, employees shall be
assigned in inverse order of shop seniority. In either case, the employee so selected must have the
requisite skill and ability to perform the assigned work. Employees so assigned shall be paid at
the rate of time and one-half (1 1/2) their base hourly rate for all hours worked on such
assignment.

6. An employee shall be entitled to receive one (1) hot meal during the course of an eight (8) hour
shift, as near to the middle of the shift as possible. If an employee is required to work overtime
for four (4) hours or more beyond his regular shift, or is called out in an emergency and works for
four (4) hours or more, he shall be entitled to a meal.

7. Company clothing may be exchanged on company time.

8. When pay day falls on a holiday specified in the Contract, employees shall be paid on the day
before.

9. Possession of an appropriate trade license shall not be a prerequisite to a promotion to lead
person for plumber and electrician.

ARTICLE XXII — MOST FAVORED EMPLOYER

     Recognizing the competitive nature of the casino-hotel industry and the desirability of maintaining
a balance among the hotels in Atlantic City, the Union agrees that if it enters into any contract
with another employer operating a casino-hotel or contractor on behalf of a casino-hotel in
Atlantic City containing terms as to wages, hours, conditions or operating conditions of this
Agreement more favorable to said other Employer than the terms of this Contract, then, at the
Employer’s option, said terms shall be incorporated into

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this Agreement and become supplementary thereto. The Union agrees that upon demand of the Employer,
it shall exhibit to the Employer, or its authorized representative, any agreement entered into with
another casino-hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. A failure on the part of the Employer to insist
upon the application of this section, whether said failure is intentional or a result of an
oversight, shall not constitute a waiver of the Employer’s right to demand enforcement of this
provision on other occasions. Nothing herein contained shall be interpreted to render this
provision applicable to a hotel or motel which does not own or operate a casino in Atlantic City.

     The parties agree that neither party may use the differences in “leased property language” that
exists amongst the Employers in any dispute regarding the interpretation of language. Further, the
Employers agree that none of them will use the Most Favored Nations Clause regarding “leased
property”.

ARTICLE XXIII — SAVINGS CLAUSE

     If any clause of this Agreement or portion thereof is found to be illegal or invalid, the remainder
of the clause or provision shall remain unaffected, and all other provisions of the contract shall
remain in full force and effect.

ARTICLE XXIV — TERM OF CONTRACT

     1. This Agreement shall become effective May 1, 2006, and shall continue in full force and effect
until midnight, April 30, 2011, and from year to year thereafter unless either party gives written
notice to the other at least sixty (60) days prior to any expiration date as to its desire to
modify or terminate this Agreement.

     2. The Union anticipates negotiating new or amended contracts with other casino hotels and/or the
Casino Hotel Association upon the expiration of the current contracts. The Employer shall have the
right to exercise the option of adopting the first such contract as its own, provided such option
is exercised at least sixty (60) days prior to April 30, 2011. If such option is exercised, the
instant Contract shall remain in effect until such time as the new contract (with its appropriate
retroactivity) becomes applicable. Such option shall

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similarly be applicable at the expiration of such successive contract between the parties hereto.
Any such contract shall contain the present Article XXII, “Most Favored Employer.”

     3. Amendments, additions, and/or deletions to this Agreement, with the exception of powers
under Article XXII and Article XXIV, Paragraph 2, will be null and void, unless in writing, and
signed by the parties hereto.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands and seals the day and year first
above written, in Atlantic County, State of New Jersey.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	TROPICANA CASINO AND RESORT

	 	 	 	INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING

ENGINEERS, LOCAL 68-68A-68B, AFL-CIO	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Illegible

	 	 	 	/s/ Illegible	 	 
	 

Vice President

	 	 
	 	 

THOMAS P. GIBLIN
	 	 
	In The Absence Of The President

	 	 	 	Business Manager	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
 

	 	 
	 	/s/ Illegible
 

	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	DENNIS J. GIBLIN	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	/s/ Illegible
 

	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	MICHAEL V. GANN	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Recording Secretary	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	/s/ Illegible
 

EDWARD BOYLAN
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Business Representative	 	 

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EXHIBIT
10.24

AGREEMENT

between

ADAMAR OF NEW JERSEY, INC.

D/B/A

TROPICANA CASINO AND RESORTS

and

November 3, 2004 — September 15, 2009

 

 

Dear Brothers and Sisters:

     The enclosed document is our Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Atlantic City Casino
Industry. Our contract is the result of countless hours of hard work by members of UNITE HERE,
Local 54 on your behalf, who served with honor on the biggest contract committee in the history of
Local 54. Two generations of membership have negotiated, bargained and even engaged in strikes to
improve the economic standards and working conditions for the Brothers and Sisters of UNITE HERE,
Local 54 in Atlantic City. The 10,000 members who sacrificed everything in the 34 day strike of
2004 should be honored and remembered always. It was only through their strength and perseverance
that such a great victory was won.

     As you read this document please remember all the hard work that went into it’s creation and
remember to honor those that made these sacrifices by defending the language and the spirit of
this agreement. Your responsibility as a member of Local 54 is to uphold our commitment to
excellence in the hospitality industry and defend the rights of fellow members when any employer
infringes upon them.

     We welcome you to UNITE HERE Local 54 and we are confident that you will come to appreciate
the efforts of those who came before you. Perhaps in the future you too will take part in the
negotiation process. We look forward to seeing you on the job and hope that your career in the
Atlantic City Casino Industry is a great success.

In Solidarity,

	 	 	 
	/s/ Illegible

	 	/s/ Illegible
	 

	 	 
	C. Robert McDevitt

	 	Donna M. DeCaprio
	President

	 	Financial Secretary
	Treasurer
	 	 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 1

	 	RECOGNITION
	 	 	2	 
	ARTICLE 2

	 	EMPLOYMENT
	 	 	2	 
	ARTICLE 3

	 	CONTROL, DISCHARGE AND SENIORITY
	 	 	4	 
	ARTICLE 4

	 	LEAVES OF ABSENCE
	 	 	9	 
	ARTICLE 5

	 	GRIEVANCES AND ARBITRATION
	 	 	10	 
	ARTICLE 6

	 	MEALS AND LOCKER FACILITIES
	 	 	12	 
	ARTICLE 7

	 	SHOP STEWARDS
	 	 	12	 
	ARTICLE 8

	 	NO DISCRIMINATION
	 	 	13	 
	ARTICLE 9

	 	VACATIONS
	 	 	14	 
	ARTICLE 10

	 	JURY DUTY
	 	 	15	 
	ARTICLE 11

	 	HOLIDAYS
	 	 	15	 
	ARTICLE 12

	 	HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME
	 	 	17	 
	ARTICLE 13

	 	WAGES
	 	 	18	 
	ARTICLE 14

	 	GRATUITIES
	 	 	19	 
	ARTICLE 15

	 	HEALTH & WELFARE/PENSION & SEVERANCE
	 	 	21	 
	ARTICLE 16

	 	VISITATIONS AND NOTICES
	 	 	23	 
	ARTICLE 17

	 	NO STRIKES — NO LOCKOUTS
	 	 	23	 
	ARTICLE 18

	 	MOST FAVORED EMPLOYER
	 	 	23	 
	ARTICLE 19

	 	FUNERAL LEAVE
	 	 	24	 
	ARTICLE 20

	 	MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
	 	 	24	 
	ARTICLE 21

	 	SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
	 	 	26	 
	ARTICLE 22

	 	TERM OF CONTRACT
	 	 	28	 
	WAGE AGREEMENT	 	 	29	 
	SCHEDULE B

	 	WAGE RATES FOR BANQUET EXTRAS
	 	 	31	 
	BARGAINING MINUTES	 	 	33	 
	ATTACHMENTS	 	 	36	 
	SCHEDULE A

	 	WAGE RATES-Employees hired prior to 9/15/99
	 	 	57	 
	SCHEDULE A-2

	 	WAGE RATES-Employees hired on or after 9/15/99
	 	 	58	 
	SCHEDULE A-2(2)	 	 	59	 
	SCHEDULE A-l

	 	TOP RATES
	 	 	61	 

 

 

     THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 3rd day of November 2004, between Adamar of New
Jersey, Inc., d/b/a Tropicana Casino and Resorts, herein referred to as “Employer”, and LOCAL 54,
affiliated with the UNITE HERE International Union, hereinafter referred to as the “Union”.

     WHEREAS, the Parties hereto desire to cooperate to stabilize labor relations, by establishing
general standards of wages, hours and other conditions of employment, and to ensure the peaceful,
speedy and orderly adjustments of differences that may arise from time to time between the
Employer and its employees without resort to strikes, lockouts, boycotts, slowdowns or other
economic interferences with the smooth operation of the hotel casino business of the Employer.

     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants herein contained, the
Parties hereto agree as follows:

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ARTICLE 1

RECOGNITION

     1.1. Employer recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive bargaining representative
of the classifications of employees within their respective jurisdiction enumerated on Schedules
“A”, “A 1”, “A2”, “A-2(2)” and Schedule B annexed hereto, working in the establishment located
at Brighton Ave. & Boardwalk, Atlantic City, New Jersey, operated and maintained by Employer
in all matters relating to wages, hours, and working conditions such as may properly be the
subject of collective bargaining, adjustment of grievances, and labor relations generally. The
designated representatives of the Union and the Employer shall constitute their respective
representatives in all matters that are properly the subject of collective bargaining. This clause
shall apply to Employer’s successors, receivers and assigns.

     1.2. The Union recognizes the fact that there are employees not covered by this Agreement, and as to such employees it is agreed that neither the employment of them nor any
action taken by them, including, but not limited to organizational activities engaged in by any
other labor union, shall not constitute a grievance or be grounds for strikes, lockouts, boycotts,
slowdowns, disruptive organizing activities or other economic interference with the continuous
smooth operation of the Employer’s business.

     1.3. Job classifications expressly excluded from this Agreement are Clerical
Employees, Professional Employees, Guards, Watchmen, and Supervisory Employees, as defined
in the National Labor Relations Act, and all other employees.

ARTICLE 2

EMPLOYMENT

     2.1. It shall be a condition of employment that all employees covered by this Agreement who are members in good standing in the Union on the effective date of this
Agreement shall remain members in good standing and those who are not members on the
effective date of this Agreement shall, on or after the 30th day following the execution of this
Agreement or their date of employment, whichever is later, become and remain members in good
standing in said Union. If any employee fails to comply with the requirements of this section,
the Employer shall discharge said employee within seven (7) days of receipt of written demand.

     2.2. All new employees, whether directed to the Employer by the Union or otherwise secured by the Employer, shall be requested to report to the Union Hall immediately with a form
provided by the Employer. At the Union Hall, employees shall be requested to complete a health
and welfare application and all other lawful documents required in connection with the
application and administration of this Agreement.

     2.3. When in need of any employees in Union categories, the Employer’s Employment Office shall apply to the Union. Within twenty four (24) hours after being so notified, the Union
shall inform the Employer as to whether or not it is able to fill the request, provided however,
the Union shall have twenty-four (24) hours after notifying Employer of its ability to supply the
needed applicants, to dispatch said applicants to Employer’s Employment Office. If there is an
immediate need declared by the Employer, which procedure shall not be abused, the Union shall
dispatch said applicants within the time designated by the Employer, but in no event in less than
twenty four (24) hours. If the Union advises the Employer within the times designated above that
it cannot refer the applicants requested, or if applicants satisfactory to the Employer for any
reason fail to appear within the time designated, the Employer may resort to the open market to
seek the required employees. If the Employer fails to comply with the provisions set forth in this Article, the Union shall have the right to require the immediate dismissal of the employee

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improperly hired and the right to refer the replacement for that employee.

     2.4. Regular, seasonal and extra employees shall be defined as follows:

     (a) Regular Employees:

     Full time regular employee: One who is available to work and customarily scheduled to work
thirty (30) or more hours per week shall be entitled to all benefits as defined in this
Agreement. Part-time regular employee: One who is hired or transferred and customarily scheduled
to work less than thirty (30) hours per week shall be entitled to all benefits as defined in this Agreement.

     (b) (i) Seasonal Employee: One who works for a time period not to exceed one
hundred twenty (120) consecutive calendar days between May first and September thirtieth.
Seasonal employees will be specifically designated as such at time of hire and the Union and
employee will be so advised in writing at that time.

     (ii) Seasonal employees will report to the Union Hall before starting work. These
employees shall not be covered by the provisions of Articles 9, 10, 11, 15 & 19.

     (iii) If the seasonal employee works for more than one hundred and twenty (120) consecutive
days, the employee will be paid retroactive to his/her first day of work at the rates applicable
to a regular employee in his/her classification. Benefit contributions will also be paid
retroactive as if s/he were a regular employee when hired. Nothing in this Agreement shall
prevent the Employer from terminating any seasonal employee at the end of the one hundred and
twenty (120) day period or at September 30th without cause.

     (c) Extra employees are those employees not covered in subsections (a) or (b), above. Extra
employees are not covered by provisions of Articles 9, 10, 11, 15, 19 & 20(6) and (9) except as
specifically provided therein.

     2.5. The Employer will send to the Union on a weekly basis a log of referrals sent
by the Union as provided below:

Name — Classification — Date/Time — No Show — Hired/Yes/No — Refer Again/Yes/No — Former Employee/Yes/No

          The Union agrees the Employer will have the right to request specific individuals in
writing not to exceed thirty percent (30%) of the number of hires in the preceding quarter.

     2.6. New employees in the Union categories shall become members of the Union thirty
(30) days following the date of employment. All new employees, however, shall be subject to
a probationary or trial period of employment during the first ninety (90) days of employment.
During an employee’s ninety (90) day probationary period the Employer may discharge said
employee with or without cause, notwithstanding Union membership, and neither the Union nor
the employee so discharged shall have recourse to the Grievance and Arbitration Procedures
established by this contract. However, during the last half of the probationary period, the
Union on behalf of the employee will have access to the grievance procedure but not the arbitration
procedure. Such discharge shall also not be a breach of this Agreement. The probationary
period may be extended by written mutual agreement of the Employer and Union.

     2.7. (a) The Union shall furnish the Employer, by the fifth of each month, a monthly
dues reporting form showing the amount of dues, initiation fees and arrears, if any, payable to
the Union by each of the employees covered by this Agreement. The Union shall furnish the Employer
with signed wage deduction authorization forms from said employees, and upon receipt of same,
Employer shall deduct the requisite Union dues and/or initiation fees. The Employer will deduct,
by payroll deduction, any dues or initiation fees owed from the first paycheck of each month. If
the employee has insufficient funds for the first week, it shall be deducted the next pay period
in which sufficient funds are earned to cover the deduction. The entire amount of the monthly
initiation or dues shall be deducted. The dues and report form shall be returned to the Union no
later than the 20th of each month.

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     (b) The reporting form should be completed in its entirety. The deduction date should appear
on the reporting form to the right of the amount due. All deletions, terminations, layoffs or
other changes should also be dated and marked to the right of the amount due. All additions should
be added to the bill and identified by the following:

NAME (last name first)

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

CLASSIFICATION

DUES OR INITIATION FEES PAID

C — Change            L — Layoff            T — Termination            R — Recall

LOA — Leaves of Absence RFL — Return from Leave of Absence

EXAMPLE                  
               
               
               
               
For House Use

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Employee Name	 	Class.	 	SS No.	 	In. Fee	 	Dues	 	Date	 	Remarks
	Smith, Pat

	 	Food Server
	 	123 45 6789
	 	amt.
	 	amt.
	 	/ /	 	 
	Jones, Lee

	 	Room Attendant
	 	987 65 4321
	 	amt.
	 	amt.
	 	/ /	 	 

     (c) The Employer shall supply the Union with names and Social Security numbers for all
newly hired employees in the bargaining unit on a monthly basis. The late payment of dues deducted
by the Employer shall bear interest at the rate of three percent (3%) per month. In the event the
Union is required to exercise its rights under the Grievance and Arbitration Procedures of this
contract to collect either the dues or the interest thereon, expenses of said arbitration
including Union’s reasonable counsel fees, shall be borne solely by the Employer, provided the
Union prevails in arbitration. Failure to remit within the time stated by reason of an equipment
failure or error in the Accounting Department shall be considered an excused delay.

     2.8 The Employer shall furnish the Union with a quarterly list of all employees in
the bargaining unit, including each employee’s name, social security number, department, job
title, home address, phone number, ethnicity, date of birth, status (full time, part time, etc.)
and date of hire. This report shall be in a computer-readable form in any one of the following
media containing header information and a field record layout:

     1. 31/2 “ diskette in Formatted Text (Space Delimited) format

     2. CD ROM in Formatted Text (Space Delimited) format

     3. ZIP Disk in Formatted Text (Space Delimited) format

     4. Via e-mail transmission

     2.9. The Union shall indemnify and save the Employer harmless against any claim made
or any suit instituted by an employee against the Employer arising out of the Employer’s
compliance with the provisions of this Article.

ARTICLE 3 

CONTROL, DISCHARGE AND SENIORITY

     3.1. The Employer shall have the sole right to direct and control its employees. The
Employer reserves the right, which is hereby recognized by the Union, to recruit, hire,
reclassify, retain, schedule, assign, promote, transfer, layoff/recall, discipline, discharge, or
rehire according to the requirements of the business and according to skill and efficiency, giving
proper and adequate consideration of seniority as hereinafter defined. The Employer shall have the
unquestionable right to immediately suspend and/or discharge any employee for dishonesty,
incompetence, intoxication, sale, use or possession of unlawful controlled substances on

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premises, insubordination, overt discourteous conduct toward a guest or patron, or other just
cause. The Union does not, however, waive its right to arbitrate. Nor is this Section intended to
affect the Employer’s burden of proving just cause.

     3.2. The Employer shall have the right to establish, amend and post rules governing
and regulating the conduct of employees. Said rules shall not be inconsistent with the terms and
provisions of this Agreement. Employee’s failure to abide with said rules following their posting
shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action. House rules shall be mailed to the Business
Agent assigned to the Employer fifteen (15) days before posting. If the Union feels that such
rules are in violation of this Agreement, the Union shall grieve within the fifteen (15) day period
through the grievance and arbitration process as outlined in this Agreement.

     3.3. (a) The Employer shall fully implement a progressive disciplinary procedure in
all cases other than those covered by Section 3.1 hereof, or otherwise stated herein. Upon the
occurrence of an alleged infraction warranting, in the opinion of the Employer, disciplinary
action, the Employer shall provide timely notice in writing to the employee of the alleged
infraction forthwith supplying the Union or the shop steward of the department to which said
employee is assigned with a copy thereof. In the following cases “timely notice” shall not
exceed seven (7) calendar days from the date of the occurrence of said infraction: (a) absence (b)
lateness (c) violations of departmental or house rules witnessed by a supervisor or manager
within the employee’s department. If the Union disputes the validity of the allegation, it shall
notify the Employer within seven (7) calendar days after the receipt of said disciplinary notice as
specified in the grievance procedure outlined in Article 5. Upon the occurrence of a second alleged
offense, the employee may be suspended without pay for up to three (3) days which includes any
investigative suspension, and shall again be notified as stipulated above. A third infraction
may be grounds for a discharge at the Employer’s option.

     (b) Employees will be expected to sign all disciplinary notices upon receipt, but will
not be disciplined should they refuse. An employee’s signature shall not constitute an
admission of guilt.

     (c) If the Employer fails to give written notice to the employee of the alleged infraction
as required herein, said warning shall be considered invalid.2

     (d) Twelve (12) months from the date of any warning notice given according to the
provisions of this Article, it shall not be given any further consideration in subsequent
disciplinary actions. Nothing herein shall restrict the Employer in retaining required
records.3

     3.4. Approved personal leaves and those approved medical leaves of absence which
are in excess of one hundred twenty (120) days will not be credited against the twelve (12) month
period referred to above.

     3.5. (a) In the event an employee fails to report to work without notice to the Employer
on two (2) occasions in any twelve (12) month period and said failure is not excused, said
employee shall be subject to discharge at the option of the Employer.

     (b) The Employer shall establish, as part of its house rules, the identity of the individual
to be notified in the event of an emergency absence, or a specific telephone number to be called
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     3.6. (a) In the event the Employer wishes to establish bumping and/or a point system
for absenteeism, the employees will have the right to vote on adopting said systems, the
format of which shall have been mutually agreed upon by the Parties.

     (b) The Employer has implemented the Industry Attendance Policy attached hereto as
Attachment 1.

     (c) The Employer may not combine attendance track discipline with non-attendance
track discipline.

     3.7. Seniority shall accumulate from and be calculated by continuous service from the
last employment date with the Employer and on the basis of classification seniority within
the department as determined by the Employer.

     a) House seniority is an employee’s length of continuous service in years, months and
days from his/her most recent date of hire into the bargaining unit by the Employer.

     b) Classification seniority is an employee’s length of continuous service within the
department (as determined by the employer), in years, months and days from his/her most recent
date of hire into or transfer into his/her present classification within his/her respective
department/outlet.

     c) Shop Stewards shall have job classification seniority over all employees in that
classification for all lawful purposes (i.e layoff, recall, and shift retention).

     d) Seniority shall govern designation of days off, layoffs/recalls, shifts of work, choice
of station or floor assignment if otherwise qualified,4 and vacation selection
subject to Employer’s establishment of designated work schedules. Employer may establish a rotation system, the
method of which shall be determined jointly by Employer and Union. In such cases, if the Union
and the Employer cannot agree, the Union shall have the right to file a grievance. Until said
grievance is resolved, the current system shall remain in full force and effect.

     e) Seasonal employees shall be laid off before regular full time or part-time employees.
Layoff of seasonal employees shall be determined by their seniority among the seasonal
employees and they shall not have the right to recall. With respect to layoffs of regular
employees, the Employer shall give five (5) days notice to the shop steward of its intention
to commence layoffs, except for situations beyond the control of the Employer on the occasion of which,
the Employer shall give notice to the shop steward as soon as possible.

     f) When the Employer promotes an employee to another classification, the Employer will
consider the employee’s house seniority, qualifications, and ability to perform satisfactorily the
work in the other classification, and prior performance. Where more than one (1) employee applies
for a promotion and they possess the necessary skill or qualifications, the senior employee shall
be the one promoted. For purposes of this paragraph, a “promotion” shall be considered to be a
transfer from one classification to another, regardless of any change in compensation. All
promotional opportunities within the bargaining unit classifications shall be posted. The Employer
will give consideration to qualified bargaining unit employees for these openings. Vacancies to be
filled by promotion under this paragraph shall be posted for five (5) calendar days in a location
to which employees have regular access. The Employer may fill the vacancy temporarily during the
posting period.

     g) When a regular employee changes classification and/or department, said employee shall
retain seniority in the classification and/or department from which s/he transferred, for a
period of fifteen (15) working days, which shall be a trial period, during which said employee
may be returned to and will have the right to return to the former classification and/or
department without loss of seniority. However, the employee’s rate of pay shall be determined by
the classification into which s/he transferred and his/her length of service to the Employer in
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a casino first opens; or unless otherwise determined as set forth in Section 3.7, employees
with the same departmental classification seniority shall be permitted to bid for the available
openings within their respective departments. The Employer shall in its sole discretion establish
and define, from time to time, “departments” for this purpose. Such openings will be posted for
five (5) days. The successful bidder(s) will be determined by seniority. The Employer will have
the right to fill the openings in the interim period. For purposes of bidding bartenders, bar
porters, and cocktail servers shall be considered one department and shall be permitted to bid
within their respective classification for available openings.

     h) (i) When the Employer permanently closes a department, unless the closing is caused by
conditions beyond the Employer’s control, it will use its best efforts to notify the Union and
shop steward thirty (30) days before the closing to allow the Union the opportunity to discuss
the effects of the closing upon the employees.

     (ii) If there is a temporary closing of a department, employees who transfer to other
departments during the period of the closing will retain their seniority in the temporarily
closed department for six (6) months or until the department reopens, which ever is sooner; it
being understood, however, that the six (6) month period may be extended by written agreement
between the Parties.

     i) When a regular employee transfers into another department or is promoted within his/her
department and job ladder, such employee, if laid off within one hundred eighty (180) days of
his/her promotion, shall be allowed to return to his/her most recent classification, provided
s/he does not displace a more senior employee. Upon return, seniority in that classification
shall be calculated as though no promotion had occurred. Said employee shall not accrue any
seniority rights for time served in the promoted classification.

     3.8. Seniority shall be deemed broken if a regular employee:

	 	(a)	 	Is discharged for cause;
	 
	 	(b)	 	Is laid off in excess of six (6) months (except for employees laid
offbetween October 1 and December I, whose seniority shall be retained until the June
1 following their lay-off.)
	 
	 	(c)	 	Fails to respond within seven (7) days to an offer of recall from layoff,
sent by certified mail to the address last furnished to the Employer by the employee.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Voluntarily quits;
	 
	 	(e)	 	Takes a granted leave of absence in excess of three (3) months for other
than illness, accident or medical disability;
	 
	 	(f)	 	Is absent because of illness, accident not covered in sub-section (g)
below, or medical disability in excess of six (6) months, unless the Employer
extends in writing a leave of absence beyond six (6) months; or
	 
	 	(g)	 	Is absent for six (6) months as a result of an injury sustained when in the
employ of the Employer that is being covered by New Jersey Workers
Compensation benefits, or for up to twelve (12) months provided the request
for the extension beyond six (6) months is made according to the Employer’s
established procedure.

     3.9. In the event two (2) or more regular employees have the same departmental or
room seniority and it is necessary to determine the most senior person, then the determination
shall be made on the basis of seniority in the bargaining unit within the “house” or Employer
establishment. If this calculation results in two (2) or more employees again having the same
seniority, then the determination of the most or more senior person shall be based upon the
length of service in the classification in the hotel industry in Atlantic City. In the event
employment records are not available to substantiate such length of service, then date of union
membership may be used as evidence of such length of service.

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     3.10. GOURMET AND SPECIALTY DINING ROOMS. Where in a gourmet or
specialty dining room, the Employer uses a captain and food servers in team service, day off
assignments shall be made on the basis of the captain’s seniority.

     3.11. Regular employees requesting any of the following must do so in writing to their
department head. Employer will respond on the request form within seven (7) calendar days
providing employee with a copy. Said form shall include a provision for the employee to
designate their proxy for bidding purposes. Employees should state their seniority date on
all written requests. Seniority, as herein defined, will determine who is granted the request
where more than one (1) employee is requesting the same consideration:

	 	(a)	 	Vacation time**

	 
	 	(b)	 	Leave of absence*
	 
	 	(c)	 	Personal holidays**
	 
	 	(d)	 	Classification or department change***

 

	*	 	No employee will be entitled to a leave of absence to work for another Employer.
	 
	**	 	Regular employees who request time off for vacation weeks which have been selected after
the final posting required by the agreement, or paid personal holidays on a form designated by
the Employer consistent with Article 9.6 (b), at least fourteen (14) days in advance and who do
not receive an answer in writing from the Employer within seven (7) days from the date of their
request shall be granted their request.
	 
	***	 	Employees who request a classification or department change must possess the necessary
skills required by Employer. Furthermore, the Employer may use a poor work record as the basis
for denying such a request.

NOTE: An employee absent on leave or vacation, in order to exercise bid rights while
absent, must designate on a vacation or leave form a proxy stating that another employee or
a shop steward may exercise the bid rights for the absent employee. The actions or inaction
of a designated representative shall be binding on the absent employee and shall not be
subject to grievance and arbitration procedure.

     3.12. If a regular employee leaves his/her employment with Employer to assume an
elected office or an appointed paid position with the Union, seniority shall accumulate and
continue unbroken for the period of Union service for a period not to exceed twelve (12) months.
This period may be extended by mutual agreement of the Employer and the Union.

     3.13. An employee leaving his/her employment with Employer to enter the military
service of the United States shall, upon discharge, be entitled to reinstatement to his/her former
position pursuant to the provisions of law so made and provided.

     3.14. (a) Pursuant to the provisions of the New Jersey Casino Control Act and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder, employees of a casino hotel will be required to
satisfy the requirements of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission and to be licensed by said
Commission. A failure to obtain and/or maintain said license or to otherwise comply with the
New Jersey Casino Control Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder shall be
grounds for immediate discharge and said discharge shall not be subject to the grievance
procedure of this Agreement nor shall it be a breach of this Agreement.

     (b) In the event the license of an employee so discharged for revocation is restored finally
as the result of an appeal proceeding before the New Jersey Casino Control Commission or the
Courts, said employee shall be entitled to reinstatement without break in seniority, but shall
not be entitled to any back pay or benefits for the period of his/her separation. Said employee
will replace the employee holding the lowest seniority number in the assigned job classification
in their prior department. The reinstated employee will be permitted to bid using his/her
seniority number on the first occasion of a bid opportunity, subsequent to their reinstatement,
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to the seniority provisions contained in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
section, an employee may only be out seven (7) months on a leave due to a Casino Control
Commission license withdrawal or suspension.

     (c) In the event the license of an employee lapses or expires, such employee will be
conditionally discharged and will be entitled to reinstatement to his/her former position without
loss of seniority if, within fourteen (14) days of such discharge the employee applies for the
license that lapsed or expired and reports back ready for work within fourteen (14) days of
obtaining said license.

     3.15 In the event that an employee who has successfully completed his/her
probationary period has a problem with his or her right to work in the United States, the Employer
shall notify the Union in writing as soon as the problem is known. Upon the Union’s request, the
Employer shall meet with the Union to discuss the nature of the problem to see if a resolution can
be reached. The Employer agrees that it will notify the person designated by the Union with names
of those employees whose work authorizations are going to expire who have been so notified by the
Employer.

     Upon request, employees shall be released for up to five (5) unpaid working days during the
term of this Agreement in order to attend to Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”)
proceedings and any related matters for the employee only. The Employer may request verification
of such absence. An employee who has successfully completed his/her probationary period who is not
authorized to work in the United States and whose employment has been terminated for this reason
shall be immediately reinstated to his or her former classification without loss of prior
seniority provided the employee produces proper work authorization within six (6) months of the
date of termination. Employees do not accrue vacation or other benefits based upon particular Plan
policies during such absences.

ARTICLE 4 

LEAVES OF ABSENCE5

     4.1. The Employer will not arbitrarily or unreasonably deny a personal leave of
absence of up to three (3) months requested by an employee in writing that explains the purpose
of the leave; it being understood, however, that only one personal leave of absence may be
applied for and received by an employee under this section during his/her anniversary year.

     4.2. An employee will not be entitled to a personal leave until s/he has completed one
hundred eighty (180) working days of employment, and an employee will not be entitled to a
medical leave until s/he has completed ninety (90) days of employment.

     4.3. Before a medical leave or extensions thereof are granted, the employee must
provide his/her department head with a verifiable doctor’s report, including a description of the
specific injury or illness suffered and an anticipated return to work date, which subsequently will
be kept current should it change. Before being allowed to return to work from medical leave, the
employee must notify his/her department head at least five (5) days before the date of his/her
actual return and provide a doctor’s note specifically noting that there are no medical restrictions
that limit the employee’s ability to do his/her job or that the limitations do not prohibit the
employee from performing any of his/her positions’ essential functions, with or without
reasonable accommodations.

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unless requested by the affected employee in writing and granted in writing by the Employer;
it being understood, however, that when an emergency arises, a leave may be requested and granted
orally and that the request and the approval will promptly be reduced to writing after the
emergency abates.

     4.5. (a) An employee will be allowed a family or medical leave as provided for by
the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act and the New Jersey Family Leave Act

     (b) The parties recognize that the leaves of absence that may be granted in Paragraphs
4.1 and 4.3 above, including leaves for worker’s compensation, encompass leaves that may be
taken under the NJFLA and FMLA and that these leaves will run concurrently with any leave
granted above.

     (c) The Employer may transfer employees on intermittent or reduced schedule leave.
Prior to transfer, the Employer will advise the Union of the transfer and the reasons
therefor. The decision to transfer an employee will not be unreasonable,

ARTICLE 56

GRIEVANCES AND ARBITRATION

     5.1. All timely grievances arising between the Parties hereto, unless otherwise
stipulated herein, involving questions of interpretation, or application of any clause in this
Agreement, or in any acts, conduct or relations between the Parties, directly or indirectly, which
arise out of this contract, shall be resolved by utilization of the following method:

     (a) Step l(a) — The employee represented by the shop steward, shall first attempt to
resolve his/her grievance with the department head.7

     (b) Step l(b) — In the event the grievance is not resolved at Step (a) above, the
employee must file a written grievance with the Union. Said written grievance shall be submitted
for resolution to the Employer’s Labor Relations Representative no later than seven (7) calendar
days after the receipt of the disciplinary notice by the employee or seven (7) days after receipt
of the Step l(a) decision, whichever is later. Non-disciplinary grievances must be filed within
thirty (30) calendar days of the event giving rise to the grievance or from the date of Union
knowledge of that event whichever is later, except for grievances involving payroll errors which
are not required to be filed within that time period and grievances related to House rules which
shall be governed by the provisions of Article 3, section 3.2. “Union knowledge” shall mean a
business agent or officer, which shall include the Shop Steward having jurisdiction over the
affected area. The Union shall not be precluded from pursuing any non-disciplinary grievance
that would otherwise be untimely based on the “Union knowledge” of the Shop Steward;
however, with the exception of payroll errors, the Employer is such cases will not be liable for
back pay or other financial liability, if any, that accrued prior to the date of the filing of the
grievance. Payroll errors, which do not include any interpretational questions include, but are not
limited to, such matters as failing to pay for hours/overtime hours; data input errors on rate of
pay; non-payment of benefit fund contributions for employees eligible to receive contributions
on their behalf; and calculation of annual vacation payments, attendance bonuses and holiday
pay. If not otherwise resolved, the Employer shall conduct a meeting to resolve the grievance
within fourteen (14) calendar days of the receipt of the grievance at the Employer’s Labor
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supervisor is not required to attend a meeting, the Employer will make a good faith effort to
have currently employed supervisors who the Employer believes are fact witnesses attend meetings.
The Employer will advise the Union whether or not that supervisor will attend a meeting or if
scheduled to attend, that s/he has become unavailable. If the supervisor does not attend, the
Union may go forward with the meeting, or must immediately request to reschedule the meeting or
must notify the Employer that it declines to hold the meeting. A written decision will be rendered
to the Union within seven (7) calendar days of the date of the meeting or the date of the Union’s
notice to the Employer declining to attend a meeting.

     5.2. Resolution Conference — Within fourteen (14) calendar days of the
Employer’s decision in Step lb, either party may request a resolution conference with the other party. The
resolution conference must be held within ten (10) calendar days of the request. Representatives
from both parties who are designated to attend the resolution conference must have authority to
resolve the dispute.

     5.3. Arbitration — If the dispute is not resolved at either the meeting or the resolution
conference, timely grievances may be submitted to expedited arbitration, or arbitration. Unless
there is an agreement to use the expedited procedure, a request must be submitted to the
American Arbitration Association (A.A.A.) with a copy to the Employer in writing within
fourteen (14) calendar days of the Employer’s decision or the resolution conference, whichever
is later. During the fourteen (14) day period the parties may agree to use a mutually selected
arbitrator.

     5.4. The expedited arbitration procedure may be utilized for timely grievances where
the parties mutually agree.

     (a) Arbitrators for expedited arbitration hearings will be selected from rotating panels
of three arbitrators each. The rotating panels will be made up from a list of twenty (20)
arbitrators mutually selected on an annual basis to coincide with the effective date of this
Agreement. Arbitrators are selected from the panel by the Union and the Employer each striking
one (1). The parties agree that the panel will be set up in a manner to ensure a pre-arranged
random formula. The arbitrators for expedited arbitration shall be selected within fourteen
(14) calendar days from the date of the agreement for use of this procedure.

     (b) Representatives of the Parties at an expedited arbitration shall be limited to a
business agent for the Union and a member of the Labor Relations staff for the Employer,
except as otherwise agreed to by the parties. A decision shall be rendered in writing within
seventy-two (72) hours without the aid of transcripts or briefs.

     (c) The Employer and the Union have the exclusive right to cancel the expedited
arbitration procedure, as provided herein, at any time during the term of this Agreement. Such
cancellation shall not be subject to the grievance and arbitration provisions of this
Agreement.

     (d) Decisions rendered in expedited arbitration shall not be introduced or referred to
in any other arbitrations, or expedited arbitrations.

     5.5. If the parties are unable to agree to an arbitrator within the time period
referenced in Section 5.3 above, they will request a panel from the A.A.A. and will attempt to
select an arbitrator within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of the panel. If unsuccessful, the
parties will request a second panel of seven (7) arbitrators. The parties will attempt to select an
arbitrator from this second panel within ten (10) days of receipt of the panel. If unsuccessful,
the parties will request a third and final panel of seven (7) arbitrators. During the last
selection process, the parties will alternately strike arbitrators’ names, via telephone, and the
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     5.6. The Employer and Union may agree to use a permanent rotating panel of
arbitrators.

     5.7. The following shall apply to arbitrations and expedited arbitrations:

     (a) The cost of the arbitrations will be borne equally by the Union and the Employer.

     (b) The arbitrator shall have no authority to alter, amend, add to, subtract from, or
otherwise change the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

     (c) The decision and award of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the Parties.

     (d) For payroll errors, the Employer shall be liable for a period not to exceed two (2)
years from the date of grievance.

     5.8. Failure to meet the time limits contained in this Article shall cause the
grievance to be irrevocably resolved against the Party missing the time limit.

     5.9. In any disciplinary case, evidence of comparative treatment of employees shall
be inadmissible for the purpose of challenging the propriety of discipline imposed.

     5.10 The Parties agree to allow grievances to be heard in front of a mutually agreed
upon individual with agreement by both parties. The Parties may agree to have the decisions
binding.

ARTICLE 6 

MEALS AND LOCKER FACILITIES

     6.1. Employer shall maintain an employees’ cafeteria. Said cafeteria shall be well- ventilated and kept in a sanitary condition. Employer shall provide one (1) meal per six (6) hour
shift, at no cost to the employee. All employees working on a shift of more than six (6) hours,
cocktail servers on six (6) or more hour shifts, shall be relieved of their duties and be provided
a paid meal period of thirty minutes. Said meal shall be on Company time unless the employee
declines the meal period offered by the Employer. Bartenders, who cannot be relieved from their
stations for meals, shall be provided a snack at their station. In such instances as meals are
provided, the food so provided will be wholesome. Where practical and consistent with the
business needs of the Employer, a meal period will be provided as close to the middle of the shift
as possible under the circumstances.

     6.2. (a) The Employer shall provide clean, well ventilated locker facilities with lockers
and/or garment bags. Said facilities shall be kept in a secure condition at all times.

     (b) The Employer shall have a shop steward present, if available, in the event employee
lockers/employee garment bags are inspected, provided, however, it is expressly understood and
agreed that this provision shall not apply where the locker or employee garment bag inspection
is initiated by any local, State or Federal law enforcement or regulatory authority.

     (c) Employees shall cooperate at all times in the maintenance of the lockers/employee
garment bags and cafeteria facilities in a clean, secure and orderly fashion.

ARTICLE 7 

SHOP STEWARDS10

     7.1 The Union shall select or the employees may elect shop stewards from the regular
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be determined by the Union. The number of Shop Stewards shall not exceed seventy-five (75).
The Union and Employer agree to review and consult on the number of Shop Stewards periodically,
but no later than one (1) year from the effective date of the CBA. The Union shall notify the
Employer of the group each Shop Steward is assigned to represent. It shall be the duty of the shop
stewards to see that all Parties to this Agreement comply strictly with its terms, including the
seniority provisions of Article 3. The activities of the shop steward shall not interfere with the
performance of their work for, or the operations of, the Employer.

     7.2 In the event that it shall be necessary for the Employer to layoff employees for
any reason, the shop stewards shall be the last employees in their respective departments to be
laid off by the Employer. Each Shop Steward shall have seniority over all employees within their
own classification within the group represented by the steward for all lawful purposes (i.e.
layoff, recall and shift retention). In the event that two or more Shop Stewards from the same
classification and same shift represent the same group of employees, only the more senior Shop
Steward (as per Article 3.9) shall have such super-seniority. Under no circumstances does this
provision recognize or provide rights to a Shop Steward who is on an “on call” shift.

     7.3 The Employer shall not discriminate against the shop stewards because of their
activities as such.

     7.4 When practicable, shop stewards shall be scheduled to be off without pay to attend
Union meetings provided at least one week’s notice has been given of the meeting date to the
designated Employer representative.

     7.5 Labor-Management Cooperation — The Employer and the Union agree that good
employee morale and high productivity are in the best interests of all parties. In order to
encourage good morale and high productivity, the Employer and the Union agree that upon
request by either party, not more than once every other month, to participate in meetings for
the purpose of discussing problems, employee suggestions, methods of improving morale or
productivity, and other subjects. Such meetings shall include employees designated by the
Union, Union representatives, supervisors and other management personnel designated by the
Employer. Union and Employer representatives shall attempt to agree on the agenda and time
schedule in advance. Both the Employer and the Union shall give due consideration to the views
of the employees expressed in meetings. Nothing herein shall in any way obligate the parties
to agree to modify any provision of this Agreement or to agree to any request or suggestion which
may be made at such meetings. Nothing contained herein shall require or prohibit that such
meetings be held during employees’ work time. This shall not prohibit the Employer from
holding its own departmental meetings for any departmental employees separate and apart from
the meeting referenced herein. Notwithstanding the above, either party can eliminate these
meetings, by mutual agreement, within thirty (30) days written notice.

ARTICLE 8 

NO DISCRIMINATION

     8.1. There shall be no discrimination against any employee because of Union membership
or lawful Union activities, or because of age, race, religion, sexual preference, creed, color,
national origin, ancestry, marital status, sex, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the
United States, because of a mental or physical disability (where reasonable accommodations may be
made to allow for such disability without causing an undue hardship on the operation of the
business of the Employer), or because an employee is a rehabilitated offender eligible under
Section 91 of the New Jersey Casino Control Act, subject to the provisions of Section 89 and 90 of
the Act.

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     8.2. The Union shall cooperate with the Employer in operating in strict conformance
with an Affirmative Action Plan as required by the provisions of the New Jersey Casino Control Act
and the rules and regulations promulgated in accordance therewith.

ARTICLE 9 

VACATIONS

     9.1. All regular employees covered by this Agreement, at the conclusion of their first
anniversary year of employment shall be entitled to one (1) week of vacation with pay, which pay
shall be equal to two percent (2%) of said employee’s gross straight time earnings during said
initial period of employment.

     9.2. All regular employees covered by this Agreement who shall have been regularly
employed for two (2) years but less than eight (8) years shall receive two (2) weeks vacation with
pay, which pay shall be equal to four percent (4%) of said employee’s gross straight time earnings
during the anniversary year immediately preceding the vacation date. In computing “gross
straight time earnings,” the previous year’s vacation pay shall not be included.

     9.3. All regular employees covered by this Agreement, who shall have been regularly
employed for more than eight (8) years shall receive three (3) weeks vacation with pay, which
pay shall be equal to six percent (6%) of said employee’s gross straight time earnings during the
anniversary year immediately preceding the vacation date. In computing “gross straight time
earnings,” the previous year’s vacation pay shall not be included.

     9.4. In computing “gross straight time earnings,” the earnings of “tipped employees”
shall be based upon the minimum wage and not the cash wage.

     9.5. Vacation pay shall be given to the employee on the second pay day following
his/her anniversary date regardless of when vacation is taken. If there is a failure to make
a payment at that time, the employee shall be paid within 24 hours of his/her demand of his/her
check. Vacation pay shall be given by separate check and not included as part of the regular
payroll check.

     9.6 (a) The Employer shall have the sole right to determine when vacation shall be
taken. Notice shall be posted in each department regarding the dates on which vacations may be
taken in said department, after which the employees would, in said department, based upon
seniority, select vacation dates. No employee shall be obliged to take vacation at the time
designated by the Employer unless the Employer shall have given said employee three (3) months
advance notice of the projected vacation schedule. Conversely, the Employer shall not be obliged
to give vacation at a time requested by employee unless employee shall have made his/her request
three (3) months prior to the requested date.

     (b) The Employer shall post vacation availability dates on August 1st for the following:
December, January and February; November 1st for the following: March, April and May; February 1st
for the following: June, July and August; and May 1 for the following: September, October and
November. On the posting dates of August 1, November 1, February 1 and May 1, the following
procedure shall be followed: On the first, the Employer shall post vacation availability dates;
from the first to the fifteenth, the Employees shall select their preferred vacation dates; from
the fifteenth to the twenty-second the Employer will respond to the selections on the basis of
seniority and post the selected list; from the twenty-third to the thirtieth, the Employer shall
resolve any conflicts among employees by order of seniority. The final list of selections made by
seniority shall be posted by the end of the month. Thereafter, vacation

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selections shall be made on a first come first serve basis.11

     9.7. An employee who is not in the employ of the Employer on the anniversary date
of his/her employment, shall not be entitled to vacation pay or any part thereof. It is not intended
that this provision shall preclude pro rata vacation pay to persons retiring by reason of illness or
longevity, nor is it intended to adversely affect employees whose right to vacation had fully
accrued and vested before discharge.

     9.8. Steady chain gang employees shall be paid vacation according to the provisions
in this Article.

ARTICLE 10

 JURY DUTY

     10.1. Regular employees who serve as jurors on a regularly scheduled workday or
workdays, shall be paid the difference only between the amount received by him/her for such
service and his/her daily base hourly rate for their regularly scheduled shift to a maximum of ten
(10) days for each call.

     10.2 Employee will provide his/her immediate supervisor with:

	 	(a)	 	Seventy-two (72) hours notice of such case;
	 
	 	(b)	 	Copy of court order to “appear”;
	 
	 	(c)	 	Official court documentation as to appearance and
amount paid Juror by the court.

     10.3 It is understood that employees will be expected to report to work if excused
from jury duty during normal work hours that reasonably coincide with scheduled work time.
The Employer shall have the right, at any time, to have any employee called for jury duty
relieved in any manner permitted by law.

ARTICLE 11 

HOLIDAYS

     11.1. All regular employees covered by this Agreement shall be granted a holiday with
pay on the following days: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King’s Birthday, Memorial Day,
Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. In addition thereto, each
regular employee shall receive his/her birthday as an additional holiday and shall receive one (1)
personal holiday.

     (a) In the event the Employer decides that additional employees will be offered a day
off on a contract holiday over and above those employees scheduled off on such days, the
Employer will post the number of available openings for days off and grant such requests on
the basis of seniority by shift.

     (b) Regular employees shall give the Employer two (2) weeks notice of the date on
which they desire to take their personal holiday.

     (c) Where two (2) or more employees choose the same date for a personal holiday,
seniority shall govern and seniority ties shall be broken as set forth in Article 3, Section
3.9, above.

     (d) The Employer shall have the right to decline to schedule a personal holiday in any
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     (e) Employees who have requested, but have not been granted their contractually
entitled personal day off, will be paid a regular shift’s pay in the first pay period following
their anniversary date, at the rate the employee is being paid at that time.

     11.2. To qualify for holiday pay, the employee must have been scheduled to work
during the pay week in which the holiday falls, and must have reported for work on his/her last
scheduled day before said holiday and the first scheduled day after said holiday, unless said
requirement is waived, in writing, by the Employer. If an employee is scheduled to work on a
holiday, but does not report for work, s/he shall not receive holiday pay unless excused by the
Employer from working on said holiday.

     11.3. Regular employees who do not work on a holiday as specified in the
aforementioned list shall receive for such holiday the regular day’s pay at straight time.
Should it be necessary for the employee to work on any of the above holidays, s/he shall receive
his/her regular straight time pay in addition to the holiday pay. If the holiday on which the
employee is required to work falls on the sixth or seventh work day of the week for said employee,
the employee shall be paid at the rate of one and a half (11/2) times his/her hourly rate for the
time worked in addition to his/her holiday pay. If, however, employees elect to reduce the
workday to less than eight (8) hours, the premium pay for overtime on a holiday as set forth above
shall not accrue until the total hours worked during the week in which the holiday falls exceed
forty (40) hours. Similarly, if an employee required to work on a holiday is required to work
more than eight (8) hours on said day, s/he shall receive two and one-half (21/2) times the
employee’s regular rate for each hour worked in excess of eight (8) hours on said holiday.

     11.4. Holidays shall be celebrated on the day designated by the Federal Government
as a legal holiday. This provision shall not apply to holiday provision for Christmas Eve and
Day, New Year’s Eve and Day that will be recognized on their traditional date.

     11.5. Employees shall be entitled to receive holiday pay notwithstanding the fact
the holiday falls during their vacation period.

     11.6. December 24th, from 6:00 p.m. to midnight, employees who actually work shall
receive two times (2x) his/her regular hourly rate for such work as total compensation.

     11.7. New Year’s Day (the twenty-four [24] hour period commencing at 12:01 a.m.,
January 1), employees who actually work shall receive two times (2x) his/her regular hourly rate
for such work as total compensation.

	 	 	 
	Example:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	1. Employee A

	 	Employee B
	8:00 pm to 4:00 am Dec 31 — Jan 1

	 	8 am to 4 pm Jan 1
	 
	 	 
	Hours of Pay

	 	Hours of Pay
	4 — straight time for 8 pm to midnight Dec 31

	 	8 — straight time for 8 am to 4 pm
	8 — double time for midnight to 4 am

	 	8 — Holiday pay
	 
	 	 
	2. 8 pm to 4 am Jan 1 — Jan 2
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Hours of Pay
	 	 
	8 — straight time for 8 pm to 4 am Jan 1 — 2
	 	 
	8 — Holiday pay
	 	 

     11.8. Steady chain gang employees shall receive holiday pay for any contract
holiday actually worked.

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ARTICLE 12 

HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME

     12.1. (a) Eight (8) hours constitutes a shift of work, but does not guarantee work.
Employees who report to work for a scheduled shift, and are sent home at the direction of the
Employer prior to completion of half of their shift, shall be guaranteed pay for half of their
scheduled shift. The Company shall use its best efforts according to its business needs to
schedule senior employees in the various departments with the maximum straight-time hours
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     (b) If said employee is sent home at the direction of the Employer after completion of
more than half of their shift, employees will be guaranteed pay for their full shift.
Employees on overtime will be sent home prior to all other employees. Employees working a mandatory six (6)
day workweek will, on their regularly scheduled day off, be granted voluntary early outs,
prior to all other volunteers. Voluntary early outs will be granted first to employees whose shift
ends closest to the designated early out time. Seniority will determine who shall receive the early
out if two or more employees meet the above criteria.

     (c) Management will post work schedules with a starting time and a finishing time.
Where employees other than casino cocktail servers are scheduled for less than eight (8)
hours, and work more than their scheduled time, they shall be paid time and one half (11/2) for those
hours worked past their scheduled time.

     (d) It is understood and agreed that six (6) hours, inclusive of a one-half (1/2) hour lunch
period, shall constitute a normal shift for cocktail servers in the casino, provided, however,
the Employer shall at all times have the right to schedule said casino cocktail servers for
additional daily hours on weekends, holidays, in emergencies and as required by the needs of the
business.

     (e) The normal workweek shall consist of five (5) days, provided, however, it is
expressly understood and agreed that this shall not constitute a guarantee of work, and the
workweek may fluctuate according to the needs of business.

     12.2. Overtime at the rate of time and one-half (11/2) shall be paid for all work
performed over eight (8) hours in any workday and over forty (40) hours in any workweek,
provided, however, that there shall be no pyramiding of daily and weekly overtime and the
employee shall receive only one (1), whichever is greater. The overtime rate for tipped
employees shall be as provided by the New Jersey Minimum Wage Law. The Employer is
required to give the employee notice of no less than one-half (1/2) a scheduled shift in
instances requiring forced overtime, except in the replacement of employees who call out, in which case
the Employer can require overtime on a one-to-one replacement basis with two (2) hours notice.
Employees who are forced to work overtime will be given ample time to make arrangements to
work the overtime. Employees will not be required to work overtime hours when such hours
would not allow for a minimum of eight (8) hours between those forced hours worked and the
start of the employee’s next regularly scheduled shift.

     12.3. (a) Regular employees shall have two (2) designated days off, which days off
will be posted at least one (1) week in advance. The Employer shall not change the days off
designated for an employee in any particular workweek unless the employee has been given three (3)
days prior notice of the intended change or unless mutually agreed upon. Nothing herein contained
shall prevent the Employer from re-designating the regular days off. All employees other than food
servers shall receive time and one-half (11/2) for working on a regularly scheduled day off. Food
servers shall receive double time for such work.

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Company from scheduling employees to work a workweek of more than five (5) days in order to
satisfy business needs, in which event employees so scheduled shall be entitled to only one (1)
designated day off.

     12.4. An employee shall receive pay for overtime as set forth in Section 12.2 above
and shall not be compensated by time off.

     12.5. The Employer may reduce the workweek without limitation and without penalty,
however, seniority rights shall be protected.

     12.6. In emergency situations when employees are called back to the job after having
completed their regular work shift, said employee shall be paid for no less than four (4) hours of
work.

     12.7. Where time sheets are in use that require employee verification, only the
employee will sign such verification.

ARTICLE 13

 WAGES

     13.1. Attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement as Schedule “A”, Schedule
“A-1”, Schedule “A-2”, Schedule A-2(2) and Schedule B is the wage scale applicable to the
Employer. The wages set forth in these Schedules are minimum wage rates only. No employee
shall suffer a reduction in wages as a result of the minimum wage scales set forth. If at any
time, the Federal or State minimum wage laws applicable to the hotel industry provide for rates more
than those stated herein, said wage rates shall be adjusted to conform to a rate equal to five
percent (5%) above the legal minimum. Where, however, the minimum wage scale recited herein
exceeds Federal or State minimum wage rates, the rates set forth in this contract shall
prevail. Regarding wage rates set forth in the attached schedule which may be below the applicable
Federal or State minimum wages, it is acknowledged that credit for gratuities and/or food and
lodging, where applicable, were considered in arriving at said rates. The Union shall
encourage employees to execute tip declaration reports or tip acknowledgment slips upon presentation by
the Employer.

     13.2. Regular employees in the employ of the Employer who have successfully
completed their probationary period shall receive no less than the wage rates for their
classification set forth in the Schedules.

     13.3. If any employee is assigned to perform the work of a higher rated employee
temporarily, for a period exceeding one (1) day in any month, then said employee shall receive
the higher rated salary for the period actually served in that position. Notwithstanding the
above, employees may be called upon to substitute for other employees in other positions for meal and
rest periods without affecting their wages. In no event, however, shall any employee receive a
reduction in wages if the job that s/he is temporarily assigned is a lower rated position.

     13.4. The Employer shall not levy any fines or penalties of any kind against the
employees, but individual employees shall be held responsible for cash, checks, uniforms or
merchandise entrusted to them.

     13.5. Errors made by the Employer resulting in the loss of one (1) day’s pay or the
equivalent will be adjusted on the employee’s next scheduled workday. (Applies to non-tipped
classifications only.)

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more hours during the twelve (12) months preceding his/her hire for one (1) or more Atlantic City
casino hotel in one or more positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement with the Union,
will receive the one (1) year rate applicable to the job for which s/he is hired. The computation
of the number of hours the employee worked during the preceding twelve (12) months will be based
on the number of hours for which contributions were made for the employee to the Health & Welfare
Fund as reflected in its records.

     In order to be eligible, it will be the employee’s responsibility to show proof of working
1,200 hours in the previous year at another casino/hotel. The Employer will only be required to
pay the one year rate prospectively from the date the employee provides the appropriate proof.
(The employees can obtain this information from the HEREIU Welfare office)

ARTICLE 1413

GRATUITIES

     14.1. A package plan or deal is a sale where the Employer sells a room, bus tour or
group reservation at a fixed price, including food, beverages and gratuities.

     14.2. American Plan includes, within the cost to the guest, three (3) meals per day with
gratuities to be paid by the guest in an amount determined by said guests.

     14.3. Modified American Plan includes, within the cost to the guest, two (2) meals per
day with gratuities to be paid by the guests in an amount determined by said guests.

     14.4. In the sale of a package plan or deal, gratuities shall be guaranteed on the
following basis:

     (a) A gratuity of seventeen (17%) percent of the price charged to a guest for food
and/or beverage sold as part of a package plan shall be paid to the bartender, food server or
cocktail server, as appropriate.

     (b) Captains shall receive either fifteen cents ($.15) per person, for each meal at which
captains are required by the Employer to be present, or one dollar ($1.00) per hour above the
regular rate.

     14.5 (a) In all package plans, tour deals, or prearranged bus tours where guests stay
overnight, the gratuity per person, in and out shall be as follows: Effective 9/15/04 $3.50

The above gratuity shall be shared by bellperson, bell captain and doorperson, where applicable.

     (b) Where a higher gratuity is presently being paid for these arrangements, the higher
amount shall remain in effect until such time as the progression above surpasses the current rate.

     14.6. All complimentary checks and/or coupons will be prominently14 stamped
“Gratuity Not Included.”

     14.7. The parties agree to meet to establish a schedule for gratuities to be paid to
employees who work complimentary casino parties.

     14.8. A banquet is a function that possesses every one of the following
characteristics:

     (a) It is a prearranged party at which food is served;

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     (c) It is held in a room that is closed to the general public or to other hotel guests;

     (d) The menu is prefixed with a limit of one (1) choice out of three (3) entrees, or is a
buffet; and

     (e) The price is prefixed.

     14.9. (a) The Employer shall pay the food servers who work banquets fifteen percent
(15%) of the sales price of the meal received by Employer provided the gratuity charged the guest
is not less than fifteen percent (15%). In the event the gratuity charged the guest is less than
fifteen percent (15%), the food servers shall receive eighty percent (80%) of the gratuity charged.

     (b) The Employer shall pay to bartenders who work parties alone, a gratuity of fifteen percent
(15%) of the beverage bill.

     (c) Where food servers and bartenders both work a party where beverage is served, a total of
fifteen percent (15%) shall be paid, provided that such gratuity is actually charged the guests,
which shall be divided eight percent (8%) for the bartenders and seven percent (7%) for the food
servers.

     (d) The Employer shall pay banquet captains a share of the gratuity received by the Employer
equal to 1.5% of the sales price received by the Employer for the meal, exclusive of non-food and
beverage items.

     14.10. Regarding a “Pay go” bar where tickets are used, the Employer shall pay to the
bartender fifteen cents ($.15) per ticket in lieu of gratuities.

     14.11. Banquet prices shall be posted immediately before the commencement of the
function. In addition, all persons serving the function who are entitled to share in the
distribution of gratuities shall receive with their paycheck a written statement reflecting the
distribution of wages and gratuities for each function worked by said employee during the pay
period.

     14.12. Employee selection and assignments regarding the utilization of extras in the
Catering Department shall be as follows:

     (a) Chain gang — food servers and bartenders.

     (b) “B” list employees who are not otherwise scheduled to receive forty (40) hours of work
during the week in which the function occurs.

     (c) Regular employees who are not otherwise scheduled to receive forty (40) hours of work
during the week in which the function occurs.

     (d) Other regular employees.

     (e) All others.

     14.13. Steady banquet employees, i.e., chain gang, will rotate assignments on a
job-to- job basis.

     14.14. Banquet employees shall work in a private dining room only when the room is
closed and the normal servers have their regular day off and the a la carte menu is not being used.

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ARTICLE 1515

HEALTH AND WELFARE, PENSION AND SEVERANCE FUNDS

     15.1 A. The Employer agrees to contribute to the Hotel Employees and Restaurant
Employees International Union Welfare Fund (“Welfare Fund”), the sum listed below for all hours
paid (defined as straight time, overtime, holiday and vacation hours paid and excluding all other
hours paid) for each regular employee covered by the CBA, and also including steady extra Banquet
Food Servers and Bartenders (i.e. Chain Gang) and B List employees. Said contributions shall be
submitted monthly, together with a report of the employee data required by the Welfare Fund, in
the format required by the Welfare Fund, by the fifteenth (15th) day of the month
following the month for which contributions are to be made. The Employer must report all new hires
to the Welfare Fund on a monthly basis. The information to be reported to the Welfare Fund for
employees will include: hire date, social security number, classification, address, hours worked,
H&W hours, amount paid and employee status (active, LOA, term, layoff, vacation, etc.).

     B. Effective November 3, 2004, Welfare Fund contributions based on vacation payments
made to employees shall be paid to the Welfare Fund, together with a separate report to be filed
with the Welfare Fund by the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the month in
which the vacation payments were made to employees, including, vacation payments made for vacation
that was accrued prior to but paid on or after November 3, 2004, and pro-rated vacation, if any,
pursuant to Article 9.7 of the CBA. For purposes of calculating Welfare Fund contribution amounts
for vacation hours, hours paid shall be determined by dividing the full vacation pay paid to the
employee by the employee’s hourly rate at the time the vacation payment is made. Hours paid shall
then be multiplied by the contribution rate at the time the vacation payment is made. This
information will be provided to the Welfare Fund at the time the Welfare Fund contribution is made
to the Welfare Fund. Such Welfare Fund contribution based on vacation hours will be held in escrow
by the Welfare Fund for a period of 364 days from the employee’s anniversary date. The Welfare Fund
will attribute the contributions toward each particular employee as vacation is taken or, if the
vacation is not taken during the year or if the employee terminates his/her employment prior to
exhausting the contributions made based on vacation hours paid, the Welfare Fund shall retain the
unused portion of the contributions in the general assets of the Welfare Fund. In order to
properly account for all contributions, each employee must notify the Welfare Fund as to when
approved vacation time has been taken. The Employer shall notify the Welfare Fund of all
employees’ dates of hire within 3 weeks of the date the MOA was signed by the parties and every
January 1” thereafter.

     C. Effective November 3, 2004, the Employer shall contribute at the rate of $3.31 per hour for
the hours specified above to the Welfare Fund. Effective March 1, 2006, the Employer shall
contribute at the rate of $3.60 per hour for the hours specified above to the Welfare Fund.
Effective March 1, 2007, the Employer shall contribute at the rate of $3.91 per hour for the hours
specified above to the Welfare Fund. Effective March 1, 2008*, the Employer shall contribute at the
rate of $4.25 per hour for the hours specified above to the Welfare Fund. Effective March 1,2009*,
the Employer shall contribute at the rate of $4.63 per hour for the hours specified above to the
Welfare Fund. (*See Side Agreement Attachment 9 (entitled “Side Agreement for Health & Welfare Plan
Contributions and Arbitration Procedure”) from 2004 Agreement for establishing Welfare Fund
contribution rates in these years.)

     D. Regular employees shall be given written notification from the Employer if the
number of hours contributed in the previous month to the Welfare Fund is less than the fund
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     E. The Welfare Fund contribution for all eligible employees will, for the month of
September of each year of this CBA, be paid on one hundred twenty (120) hours (without regard to
the hours paid in said month) at the contribution rate in effect in the preceding month. Provided,
however, that the Union shall notify the Employer of any change in the minimum Welfare Fund
eligibility requirement (i.e., present 120 hour rule) prior to August 1 in any year. In the event
of such a change, the Employer may elect to either pay the minimum fund eligibility on all
employees or make its payment on the regular basis. The Employer will notify the Union of its
election prior to September 1 of such year.16

     F. A regular employee who is scheduled to work and who reports for work at the start
of his/her scheduled shift and who is subsequently sent home by the Employer for a lack of work
shall, except as limited below, have his/her Welfare Fund contribution paid for the balance of the
number of hours the employee was scheduled to work on the shift. This guarantee does not apply
where the Employer’s establishment or any part thereof is closed as a result of ACTS OF GOD; fire;
loss of heat, water or electricity; failure of an entertainer to perform; national, state or local
emergency; or the closure by the CCC or the DGE.

     15.2 — HERE International Union Pension Fund, HERE International Union Local 54 Severance
Trust Fund and HERE Union Local 54 Pension Fund

     A. The Employer agrees to contribute to the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees
International Union Pension Fund (“International Pension Fund”), Hotel Employees and Restaurant
Employees International Union Local 54 Severance Trust Fund (“Severance Fund”), and the Hotel
Employees Restaurant Employees Union Local 54 Pension Fund (“Local 54 Pension Fund”) the sums
listed below for each straight-time hour paid (excluding vacation, holiday, overtime and any other
hours paid) to each regular employee covered by this CBA. Pension and Severance contributions shall
also be made for each straight-time hour paid (excluding vacation, holiday, overtime and any other
hours paid) to steady extra Banquet food servers and bartenders (i.e. Chain Gang). Said
contributions shall be submitted monthly to, respectively, the International Pension Fund, the
Severance Fund, and the Local 54 Pension Fund, together with a report of the employee data required
by the trust fund for each such found, in the format prescribed by the respective trust fund, by
the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the month for which contributions are to
be made.

     B. International Pension Fund Contribution Rates

	 	 	 	 	 
	10/1/04 —
	 	$.573 per hour
	10/1/05 —
	 	$.673 per hour
	10/1/06 —
	 	$.773 per hour
	10/1/07 —
	 	$.873 per hour
	10/1/08 —
	 	$.973 per hour

     C. Severance Fund Contribution Rates

     Effective October 1, 2004 — $0.05 per hour

     Effective September 15, 2008 — $0.10 per hour for the first year of employment, $0.14 per
hour for the second year of employment and $0.19 per hour thereafter

     D. Local 54 Pension Fund Contribution Rates

     $0.50 per hour on all straight-time hours paid as set forth in Section 15.2 A. above for the
life of the CBA.

     15.3 — The Employer and the Union agree to be bound by the Agreements and Declarations
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and Local 54 Pension Fund as may, from time to time, be amended, and they do hereby
irrevocably designate as their respective representative on the Boards of Trustees, such Trustees
named in said Agreements and Declarations of Trust as Employer and Union Trustees, together with
their successors selected as provided therein, and agree to abide by and be bound by all
procedures established and actions taken by the Trustees pursuant to said Trust Agreements. Any
provision in this Agreement that is inconsistent with the Agreements and Declarations of Trust, or
the Plan of Benefits, rules, or procedures established by the Trustees, shall be null and void.

ARTICLE 16

 VISITATIONS AND NOTICES 17

     16.1. Designated Union representatives shall have the right to visit the Employer’s
establishment at reasonable times in order to investigate matters relative to wages, hours, working
conditions and grievances. Such visits, however, shall not be made at such times or in such manner
as shall interfere with the proper management and operation of the casino hotel. Union
representatives shall notify the Employer’s Director of Labor Relations or designated
representative in advance to arrange a time for and describe the nature of intended visits.

     16.2. Subject to the notification provision of paragraph 16.1 hereof, the Employer
shall permit the Union to post announcements of meetings and functions in areas specifically
designated by the Employer.

ARTICLE 17

NO STRIKES — NO LOCKOUTS

     17.1 Both the Union and the Employer recognize the service nature of the hotel-casino
business and the duty of the hotel-casino operator to render continuous and hospitable service to
the public in the way of lodging, food and other amenities and accommodations. The Union agrees
that it will not call, engage in or sanction any strike, sympathy strike, work stoppage,
slow-down, picketing, sit-down, sit-in, boycott, refusal to handle merchandise or any other
interference with the conduct of Employer’s business for any reason whatsoever. This shall include
dealings by the Employer with non-union suppliers, deliverymen, organizations, or other employees
not covered by this Agreement. The Union further agrees that it will not interfere with any guest
or tenant at the hotel while s/he is a guest or tenant occupying a room or space who sells or
exhibits non-union merchandise or employs non-union help. The Employer agrees that it shall not
lock out its employees or any part of them covered by this Agreement.

ARTICLE 18

MOST FAVORED EMPLOYER

     Recognizing the competitive nature of the hotel-casino industry and the desirability of
maintaining a balance among the hotels in Atlantic City, the Union agrees that if it enters into
any contract with another Employer operating a hotel-casino in Atlantic City containing terms as to
wages, hours or conditions which are more favorable to said other Employer than the terms or
conditions of this contract, then at Employer’s option, said terms shall be incorporated into this
Agreement and become supplementary thereto. The Union agrees that upon demand of the Employer it
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into with another hotel-casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. A failure on the part of the
Employer to insist upon the application of this section, whether said failure is intentional or a
result of an oversight, shall not constitute a waiver of Employer’s right to demand enforcement of
this provision on other occasions. Nothing herein contained shall be interpreted to render this
provision applicable to a hotel or motel which does not own or operate a casino in Atlantic City,
New Jersey.

ARTICLE 19 

FUNERAL LEAVE

     19.1 Regular employees shall be entitled to leave of up to three (3) scheduled
workdays with pay to attend the funeral of a member of the employee’s immediate family, defined as
mother, father, grandparents, grandchildren, sister, brother, spouse, child or domestic partner
(as defined and established by HEREIU Welfare Fund or as proven with the same evidence as required
by the HEREIU Welfare Fund). The Employer may require proof of death and/or relationship to
employee. If, due to unique circumstances, an employee requires additional time, s/he may request
such additional unpaid time off in accordance with the provisions of Article 4, Sections 4.1, 4.2,
and 4.4, which will not arbitrarily or unreasonably be denied.

ARTICLE 20 

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     20.1. a) Room attendants shall be assigned and expected to complete two (2) rooms per
scheduled hour of work. A bedroom and parlor or bedroom and kitchen shall equal two (2) rooms.
Other rooms sold as suites or bedrooms with two (2) baths shall equal one and one-half (l1/2 ) rooms.
Extra rooms premiums shall be $5.00. The premium for cots and cribs shall be $1.50. Said room
attendants shall receive a receipt for every extra room cleaned and every cot serviced before
leaving the premises each day. Room attendants who use electric vacuum cleaners shall be assigned
one (1) less room per eight (8) hour shift.

     b) When the Employer renovates and/or builds new rooms, or adds amenities to the
rooms, the Employer will notify the Union and the Employer and Union will meet and discuss
the room credits.

     20.2. Health and Safety

     a) The Employer agrees to provide a safe and healthy work environment for all employees
covered by this Agreement as required under Federal and/or State laws, including all appropriate
training.

     b) The Employer agrees to give deliberate response to all safety violations cited by OSHA.
Every effort will be made to attempt to rectify the situation according to the law and where the
corrective action does not jeopardize the operational effectiveness or employee’s safety.

     c) The Employer shall provide, at no cost to employees, all safety equipment that is required
by law (excluding shoes) such as safety glasses, gloves, safety belts or masks. The employee is
responsible to maintain the items in a proper manner, and is responsible for the replacement cost
of any item lost, stolen or destroyed other than due to normal usage. Employees are required to use
all safety equipment provided by the Employer and return same upon termination of employment.

     20.3. The Employer may not schedule managers to replace bargaining unit employees on
an employee’s day off.

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     20.4. Management Guidelines — Employer shall establish and give to the Union written
guidelines that address the responsibilities and conduct of Supervisory Personnel. Said guidelines
shall be designed to promote efficient, smooth and consistent operations of the Employer’s business
and to ensure equal treatment to employees and shall not conflict with any portion of this
Agreement.

     20.5. Hosts, hostesses, captains, food servers, cocktail servers, bus persons, and
banquet food servers shall not be called upon to clean, polish, vacuum, sweep, service or maintain
hotel or kitchen equipment or be required to perform other duties normally assigned to non-tipped
personnel. These restrictions shall not apply where the quality of service provided to guests would
be adversely affected. In no event would these duties be regularly or routinely assigned to tipped
employees.

     20.6. Bartenders shall be required to perform the normal handling of checks. They
shall not be responsible for checks issued to cocktail servers. Bartenders performing special
duties shall receive ten dollars ($10.00) a day above their regular rate when mutually agreed upon
by the Parties.

     20.7. In the event that the Employer shall become the owner/operator of another hotel
casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and the Union presents the Employer with proof, by a
membership or authorization card check, that the Union lawfully represents a majority of the
employees in the appropriate bargaining unit in said hotel-casino (consistent with the type of
culinary unit in existence in the Atlantic City hotel-casino industry), the Employer agrees to
recognize the Union as the exclusive bargaining representative of said employees without the need
to conduct a representation election. If and when recognition is so obtained, the Employer and the
Union will adopt the terms and provision of this Agreement. Pending the conclusion of such an
Agreement, the initial wages, hours and working conditions will not be such as to undermine the
prevailing area standards, as reflected in this Agreement; provided, however, that for purposes of
developing a stable work force in the opening phase, the Employer and Union agree that:

     (a) The Employer’s obligations with respect to Pension and Severance contributions for
newly-hired (as opposed to transferred) employees shall not become effective before six (6) months
after the date of opening.

     (b) The Parties may agree (but neither is obliged to agree) to delay the implementation of any
other provisions of this Agreement deemed appropriate for a reasonable period. The Union will
cooperate and respond in supplying all employee hiring needs to the extent the Employer seeks such
supply and referrals.

     20.8 Subcontracting and Subleasing:

     1. It is recognized that the Employer and the Union have a common interest in
protecting work opportunities for all employees covered by this Agreement and employed on a regular
basis.18 Therefore, no work customarily performed by employees covered by this Agreement
as of the effective date of this Agreement (other than set forth below) shall be performed under
any lease, contract, sub-lease, sub-contract, or other agreement unless the terms of any lease,
contract, sublease, subcontract or other agreement specifically states that (a) all such work shall
be performed only by members of the bargaining unit covered by this Agreement and (b) the Employer
shall at all times hold and exercise full control of the terms and conditions of employment of all
such employees pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The provisions of this Article apply to all
operations on the Employer’s premises covered by this Agreement regardless of location or
displacement of employees or prior use of the area occupied by such operations. Notwithstanding the
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products and services from outside sources to the extent they have been in the past. In
addition, these provisions shall not be applicable to those food, snack and beverage operations
commonly referred to as “fast food” or counter service as for example, Starbucks, TCBY Yogurt, and
Cinnabun, etc.

     2. Notwithstanding the above, the parties specifically agree that this Article shall
not apply to the business operations of any person or entity occupying space pursuant to a lease,
contract, sub-lease, subcontract or other agreement with the Employer entered into prior to the
effective date of this Agreement (such leases, contracts, subleases, subcontracts or agreements
being referred to herein as the “Existing Contracts”) nor to the space they are occupying or will
occupy, provided that the square footage of such location or relocation may not be expanded by more
than twenty-five (25%) of the present square footage occupied or to be occupied. The foregoing
sentence shall apply to the Existing Contracts notwithstanding that the space to be occupied under
the Existing Contract has not yet been built out, occupied or opened for business and to any
Assignees, Subtenants, or replacement tenants subsequently occupying the space and shall continue
for the duration of any renewal or extension of the term of such Existing Contract or any
replacement contract. This exclusion shall further apply to any extensions or modification of any
Existing Contract, including without limitation those modifications which may involve assignment of
an Existing Contract, tenant relocation or the expansion of space occupied pursuant to an Existing
Contract.

     3. No bargaining unit employee shall be laid off or suffer any loss of wages,
benefits, seniority, hours of work, or classification as a consequence of any Employer decision
pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2, above. The Employer agrees to bargain with the Union regarding the
impacts, if any, of any such Employer decision.

     20.9. Employees with over one (1) year’s continuous service shall accrue one (1)
normally scheduled day’s pay for attendance without absence from any scheduled shift (except only
days hospitalized) during any three (3) month period of continuous employment. In no event may the
employee earn more than four (4) such days pay during any anniversary year. Periods when an
eligible employee is on leave of absence shall not be included as part of any three (3) month
period. Earned pay shall be paid by separate check following the employee’s anniversary date.

     20.10. Apprenticeship Program: The Employer agrees to establish a registered joint
labor management culinary apprenticeship program by May 1, 2000 and to participate in an industry
wide joint apprenticeship training committee that will adopt the minimum standards for
qualification in the relevant cooks’ classification. The Apprentice Cook rate (below) will be on a
separate schedule:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Start
	 	$	7.41	 
	6 months
	 	$	7.91	 
	12 months
	 	$	8.90	 
	18 months
	 	$	9.39	 
	24 months
	 	$	9.89	 

ARTICLE 21

SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

     21.1 Ownership. This Agreement shall cover all employees employed in classifications
listed in Schedules A, A-l, A-2, A-2(2) and Schedule B in operations within the jurisdiction of
the Union which, during the term of this Agreement, are owned by, operated by or substantially
under the control of the Employer. The term “Employer” shall be deemed to include any person,
firm, partnership, corporation, joint venture or other legal entity substantially under the
control of the Employer covered by this Agreement, or one or more principal(s) of the Employer
covered

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by this Agreement or a subsidiary of the Employer covered by this Agreement, or any person, firm,
partnership, corporation, joint venture or other legal entity which substantially controls the
Employer covered by this Agreement.

     21.2 Obligations on Employer Selling or Assigning.

In the event that the Employer sells, transfers, or assigns all or any part of its right, title,
or interest in the operation covered by this Agreement or substantially all of the assets used in
such operation, or in the event there is a change in the form of ownership of the Employer, the
Employer shall give the Union reasonable advance notice thereof in writing, and the Employer
further agrees that as a condition to any such sale, assignment or transfer, the Employer will
obtain from the successor or successors in interest a written assumption of this Agreement and
furnish a copy thereof to the Union, in which event the assignor shall be relieved of its
obligations hereunder to the extent that the assignor has fully transferred its right, title or
interest. The Union shall not be required to post a bond or other security as a condition to
obtaining an injunction or other equitable relief against a violation or threatened violation of
this Section.

     21.3 Obligations on Successor Employers.

This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. No
provisions, terms or obligations herein contained shall be affected, modified, altered or changed
in any respect whatsoever by the consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or assignment of the
Employer’s interest, or any part thereof, in any establishment covered by this Agreement.

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ARTICLE 22 

TERM OF CONTRACT

     22.1. This contract shall supersede any other contract in effect between the Employer
and the Union and any prior or pre-existing contract, regardless of its named expiration date is
hereby canceled and voided, to the intent and purpose that this shall be the only contract between
the Employer and the Union and shall supersede any contract between the Employer and individual
member or members of the Union coming within classifications covered by this Agreement.

     22.2. The Union anticipates negotiating new or amended contracts with other casino
hotels and/or the Casino Hotel Association upon expiration of the current contracts. The Employer
shall have the right to exercise the option of adopting the first such contract as its own,
provided such option is exercised at least sixty (60) days prior to September 14, 2009. If such
option is exercised, the instant contract shall remain in effect until such time as the new
contract (with its appropriate retroactivity) becomes applicable. Any such contract shall contain
the present Article 18 Most Favored Employer language. In the event more than six (6) of the casino
hotels exercise the aforesaid option, the option provided herein shall be null and void and of no
further effect.

     22.3. Amendments, additions and/or deletions to this Agreement, with the exception of
powers under Articles 18 and 21, paragraph 22.2, will be null and void unless in writing and signed
by the Parties hereto.19

     22.4. The collective bargaining agreement shall remain in effect until 11:59 p.m. on
September 14, 2009 and shall continue in full force and effect from year to year thereafter, unless
either party serves sixty (60) days written notice of its intention to terminate, modify, or amend
the Collective Bargaining Agreement

     IN WITNESS WHERE OF, the undersigned Parties have hereunto set their hands and seals this       day
of                      2005.

	 	 	 	 	 
	ADAMAR OF NEW JERSEY, INC.,D/B/A TROPICANA CASINO AND RESORT	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	BY:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	UNITE HERE LOCAL 54 INTERNATIONAL UNION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	BY:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	C. Robert McDevitt, President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	BY:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Donna M. DeCaprio, Secretary Treasurer	 	 

 

			
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SPECIAL DUTY RATES: The following rates will be paid only for hours actually worked in
these classifications:

High Window Washer — $2.75/hr. + Heavy Porter rate

Stationary Bell Captain — $l.00/hr. + Bell Captain Rate

Leads — $.50 per hr. + applicable rates

Convention Services Attendants — $.75/hr. + Heavy Porter rate

Showroom Captains who work shows with direct seating will receive four (4) hours guarantee of work.

WAGE AGREEMENT

1. TOP SCALE BONUSES — Bonuses (“Top Scale Bonuses”) shall be paid to all employees
in the classifications20 set forth in Schedule A-l who are at the top scale rate or
above (such employees hereinafter referred to as “Top Scale Employees”) effective September 14,
2005 and September 14, 2006, respectively. The Top Scale Bonuses for 2005 shall be paid no later
than the first pay date following October 7, 2005 and, for 2006, by no later than September 30,
2006. The Top Scale Bonuses shall be calculated, respectively, by multiplying $0.25 by each
straight time hour worked by a Top Scale Employee for the employer in the period commencing
September 15, 2004 and ending September 14, 2005, and the period commencing September 15,
2005 and ending September 14, 2006. Top Scale Bonuses shall only be paid to those Top Scale
Employees who were in the employ of the employer as of September 15, 2005 and September 15, 2006,
respectively (including those Top Scale Employees who retain seniority under the 2004 CBA but who
are in layoff or leave of absence status as of those dates). Top Scale Bonuses are payable on
straight time hours worked by such Top Scale Employees for such employer only. Top Scale Bonuses
shall be issued by each employer in a separate bonus check to each eligible Top Scale Employee,
subject to all required taxes and withholdings. The Top Scale Bonuses for
2005 shall be subject to the minimum tax withholdings required by applicable law and regulation.

2. TOP SCALE RATE IN EACH CONTRACT YEAR — The rate to be paid to Top Scale Employees
(the “Top Scale Rate”) in each classification listed in Schedule A-l shall be the Top Scale Rate
effective 9/14/04 set forth in the CBA (unless the employee is already paid at a higher rate),
except that such Top Scale Rates (or higher rates) shall increase by $0.25 effective 9/15/2007 and
by $0.30 effective 9/15/2008.

3. WAGE RATES FOR EMPLOYEES IN STEPS SET FORTH IN SCHEDULES A & A-2 TO THE EXPIRED CBA

a. All employees hired prior to September 15, 2004, who as of such date were in the wage
progressions (the “Wage Progressions”) listed in Schedules A and A-2 (have not reached the Top
Scale Rate), shall for the period commencing September 15, 2004 and ending September 14, 2005, be
frozen at the wage rate in effect for each such employee as of September 14, 2004. All such
employees are referred to as Frozen Employees herein.

b. Except as limited herein, all Frozen Employees shall, on September 15, 2005, advance one (1)
step in the Wage Progressions from the wage rate in effect for each such employee as of September
14, 2004. On each successive September 15, the Frozen Employees shall progress one (1) additional
step in the Wage Progressions. This includes all Frozen Employees regardless of their current step,
including those who are working at the start rate and 1 -year rate and who would not normally
advance a step until their next employment anniversary date. This also includes Frozen Employees
working at the 7th step Wage Progression rate, who will move to the current Top Scale
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c. Except as limited herein, all Frozen Employees, regardless of their current Wage Progression
step, shall no longer progress through the Wage Progression steps on their employment anniversary
date, but shall progress through the Wage Progression steps on September 15 of each year only
(commencing September 15, 2005).

d. Except as limited herein, Employees hired on or after September 15, 2004 (“New Hires”) in
classifications included in Schedule A-2 shall progress normally through the steps in Schedule A-2
(i.e., year 1 on anniversary date, year 2 on anniversary date, steps 3 and above on September 15 of
such year, unless otherwise set forth below).

e. Effective for the contract years of September 15, 2007 through September 14, 2008 (“Year 4”),
and September 15, 2008 through September 14, 2009 (“Year 5”), all employees in
classifications included in Schedules A and A-2 who have not yet achieved the Top Scale Rate prior
to September 15, 2007, shall receive their Year 4 wage increase and Year 5 wage increase,
respectively, in 50% increments spread six months apart. This shall be the case for employees
moving through any step in the scales, which includes the following steps: start to 1 year; 1 year
to 2 year; 2 year to 3rd step; 3rd step to 4th step;
4th step to 5th step; 5th step to 6th step;
6th step to 7th step, and; 7th step to the Top Scale Rate. All
such moves shall occur on September 15 and March 15 of Year 4 and Year 5, respectively, except for
such moves relating to employees moving from start rate to 1 year rate and 1 year rate to 2 year
rate in Year 4 and/or Year 5, who shall move 50% on their employment anniversary date and 50% on
the 6 month anniversary of their employment anniversary date (e.g., for an employee hired on
2/15/07 — 50% of 1 year Wage Progression increase on February 15, 2008 and 50% of 1 year Wage
Progression increase on August 15, 2008).

4. EXAMPLES — All of the agreements set forth herein are expressly qualified by the
examples set forth in Attachment 11, which are incorporated herein and made a part hereof by
reference. If there is any dispute regarding the intent of any proposal set forth herein, the
examples set forth in Attachment 11 shall provide the controlling interpretation. The examples
used are for the classification of bartenders, but shall be applied equally to all
classifications set forth in Schedules A, A-l, A-2 and A-2(2).

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SCHEDULE “B”

Starting Wages for Banquet Extras*

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CHAIN	 	B-LIST
	Food Servers
	 	 	6.11	 	 	 	5.09	 
	Captains
	 	 	7.54	 	 	 	6.52	 
	Food Service Att.
	 	 	6.59	 	 	 	5.57	 
	Bartenders
	 	 	10.16	 	 	 	8.12	 
	Bartenders, Ser.
	 	 	12.42	 	 	 	9.95	 

     Employees will receive wage increases as follows:

1 .CHAIN GANG AND B-LIST EMPLOYEES — Chain Gang and B-List employees shall receive a bonus
in 2005 and 2006 using the same formula and rules as is being used for Top Scale Bonuses in
September 2005 and September 2006, and as set forth in paragraph 1 of the Wage Agreement above. The
bonuses for B-List employees shall be payable only by the employer for whom the B-List employee
primarily worked. The determination of this employer responsibility shall be made in the same
manner as is detailed in the side letter addressing health and welfare contributions for B-List
employees that is attached to the CBA (i.e., the employer for whom the B-List employee worked the
most hours is responsible for paying that employee a bonus for all hours he/she worked for that
employer only). Given that the determination of employer responsibility for the payment of the
B-List bonuses will require the mutual exchange of information between the Union and each AC
Casino, the B-List Bonuses in 2005 and 2006 shall be payable within 15 days after the parties have
agreed upon financial responsibility for the B-List Bonuses. The effective wage rate for Chain Gang
employees only (and not B-list employees or other extras) shall remain unchanged, except that such
rates shall increase by $0.25 effective 9/15/2007 for all such Chain Gang employees on the payroll
as of 9/15/2007 and by $0.30 effective 9/15/2008 for all such Chain Gang employees on the payroll
as of 9/15/2008. The effective wage rate for B-List employees and other extras only (and not Chain
Gang employees) shall remain unchanged, except that such rates shall increase by $0.15 effective
9/15/2007 for all such B-List employees and other extras on the payroll as of 9/15/2007 and by
$0.15 effective 9/15/2008 for all such B-List employees and other extras on the payroll as of
9/15/2008. The start rates listed above for B-List and Chain Gang shall remain unchanged for the
duration of this Agreement.

     The above stated rates are calculated on the basis of twenty (20) covers to be served by the
food servers. In the event a food server is called upon by Employer to serve more than twenty (20)
covers, extra compensation shall be paid by dividing the above stated rates by twenty (20) and
multiplying said sum by the number of extra covers served. Each food server shall be required to
set up and break down his/her own stations and shall receive no extra compensation therefor. If,
however, a food server is called upon to set up or break down more than his/her twenty (20) place
settings, s/he shall receive four cents ($.04) per place setting set up or broken down more than
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	*	 	There shall be a four (4) hour minimum for all banquet extras, except extra bartenders who shall
be guaranteed eight (8) hours.21

     In the event regular food servers are called upon to serve banquets, they shall immediately
punch out from the regular department and punch into the banquet department and will thereupon be
entitled to receive the above banquet rates.

 

			
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BANQUET EXTRAS

     Overtime of four (4) hour minimum — same hourly rate of pay.

     Over one-half (1/2) hour — goes to full hour.

     Over eight (8) hours — time and one half regular hourly rate.

MODEL BANQUET STATEMENT

NAME

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	DATE	 	FUNCTION	 	PAY	 	GRATUITY	 	EXTRA COVERS
	10/16/83
	 	Lunch	 	$	14.00	 	 	$	15.75	 	 	 	 	 
	10/17/83
	 	Reception	 	$	14.00	 	 	$	24.50	 	 	 	 	 
	10/18/83
	 	Dinner	 	$	14.00	 	 	$	18.50	 	 	$	7.00	 

(SAME STATEMENT FOR BARTENDERS WORKING PARTIES)

EXTRA PAY FOR EXTRA COVERS

     Anyone required to work more than their normal twenty (20) covers for banquets, (except
continental breakfasts), thirty (30) covers for buffets, over fifteen (15) covers for French
service banquets, will receive the pay for extra covers set up; e.g., ten (10) extra covers, $7.00
extra pay, or seventy cents ($.70) per extra cover set up.

GRATUITY FOR EXTRA COVERS

     Employees who work extra covers will receive a full gratuity for covers actually worked.
This is done by taking the full gratuity for the extra covers worked first, then dividing the
remainder of the gratuity equally among the servers.

GUARANTEE COVERS

     When a party has a guarantee and the party falls below the guarantee, then the guarantee of
covers will be paid at the fifteen percent (15%) gratuity, provided the Employer is able to
collect said guarantee.

REPORTING PAY

     When extras report to work and are sent home for lack of work, they shall receive full hourly
pay for the scheduled shift.

EXTRA EMPLOYEES

     1. Extra employees are subject to the same grievance procedure and progressive system of
disciplinary action as steady employees after fifteen (15) days of actual work for the Employer.

     2. Banquet employees shall not be required to separate silver, move heavy carts, or set up
stations that are not their stations. However, if scheduled as set-up and break-down crews, then
banquet personnel scheduled will be required to set up no more than two (2) stations.

EXTRA BARTENDERS

     Extra bartenders shall not be obligated to work more than one (1) party during any eight (8)
hour shift. In emergency situations, a regular bartender, with his/her consent, may be assigned to
work parties. Any extra bartender required to work a combination bar will receive the service
bartender’s rate.

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BARGAINING MINUTES AND SIDE AGREEMENTS

Endnotes have been inserted throughout the Agreement as a matter of convenience and their location
does not define, alter, vary or serve to interpret any provision of this Agreement.

1. Article 3, Control Discharge & Seniority, Section 3.1 — This bargaining minute
describes the parties’ understanding of any arbitration involving an employee’s overt,
discourteous conduct toward a guest or patron. No negative inferences will be drawn by an
arbitrator against the Employer if a guest or patron, who was the object of overt, discourteous
conduct by a grievant or grievants, is unable or unwilling to testify at the arbitration. In lieu
of a personal appearance, the testimony of the guest or patron may be taken by alternative
methods, such as telephonic or video conferencing, providing the Union can verify the identity of
the guest or patron.

When the Employer advises the Union that a guest will appear at an
arbitration, either telephonically or in person, a Union representative may only contact the guest
by telephone together with a representative of the Employer’s Labor Relations Department.

Notwithstanding this agreement, there will be no change in the rules of evidence normally utilized
in an arbitration process. This bargaining minute does not affect any other types of cases. See
page 5 for location of endnote.

2. Article 3, Section 3.3(c) — Each of the Employers recognize that personal service of a
disciplinary notice on an Employee in the workplace is a good personnel practice which they intend
to continue. On occasion, for one reason or another, an Employer may not be able to do so, in which
case mailing on or before the seventh day will suffice as notice hereunder. In no event, however,
will such mailings be regularly substituted for personal service. See page 5 for location of
endnote.

3. Article 3, Section 3.3(d) — This bargaining minute describes the Parties’ understanding
regarding the administration of Article 3, Section 3.3 (d). If in a just cause arbitration, the
Union introduces an employee’s past service record beyond the twelve month period in any
arbitration, the Employer may introduce the employee’s entire disciplinary record and the
arbitrator may consider such record in his/her award. See page 5 for location of endnote.

4. Article 3, Section 3.7(d) — The Parties agree that seniority will not govern “Choice of
station or floor assignments, as otherwise qualified,” pursuant to Article 3, Section 3.7 (d), in
those classifications/departments where the Employer has traditionally assigned employees. The
above shall apply to those areas which fall within the realm of traditional assignment. This will
include, but not be limited to, existing areas, expansion of existing areas, creation of new areas
or any other type of expansion which is part of the Employer’s operation. Additionally, the
Employer agrees that it will not make assignments for punitive or retaliatory purposes. See page 6
for location of endnote.

5. Article 4, Leave of Absence — With respect to the issue of excessive leaves of absence,
the Parties agree that an Employer has a reasonable expectation that an individual who accepts a
full time position will be available to work full time with due consideration for that employee’s
statutory and contractual rights and circumstances which may arise in his/her personal life. See
page 9 for location of endnote.

6. Article 5, Grievance & Arbitration — This Article subject to a side agreement between
the Parties attached hereto as Attachment 2. See page 10 for location of endnote.

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7. Two Bargaining Minutes as follows: See page 10 for location of endnote.

     Article 5, Grievance & Arbitration, Section 5.1 (a) — The Parties agree that the
purpose of step 1 (a) of the grievance procedure in cases dealing with discipline and discharge is
to require employees to first attempt to resolve such grievances at the department head level. Any
employee who files a written grievance within seven (7) calendar days after his/her receipt of the
disciplinary notice shall not be foreclosed from further processing of his/her grievance. If the
grievant, however, fails to utilize a step 1 (a) and files a grievance within seven (7) days, s/he
has seven (7) days from the filing of the grievance to attempt to resolve the grievance with the
department head or s/he is precluded from pursuing the grievance. If the employee timely attempts
the step 1 (a), the Employer reserves the right to postpone any further processing of such a
grievance until the step 1 (a) has been completed, not to exceed seven (7) days. See page 10 for
location of endnote.

     Article 5, Grievance & Arbitration, Section 5.1(a) — The written disposition of a
non-disciplinary grievance at Step l (a) will be non-precedential and will not be deemed to have
modified or amended this Agreement. See page 10 for location of endnote.

8. Article 5, Grievance & Arbitration, Section 5.1(b) — In any step 1 (b) meeting under
Article 5, the Parties agree that as long as the Union has given sufficient notice and space is
reasonably available, a room will be made available with seating for all participants and a desk or
table for the business representative to take notes. See page 10 for location of endnote.

9. Article 5, Grievance & Arbitration, Section 5.5 — The Parties agree that in handling
discharge cases under Article 5, the Parties, their representatives and any arbitrator selected by
the Parties recognize that best efforts shall be utilized to schedule an arbitration within five
(5) months of the selection of the arbitrator. The arbitrator should suggest alternative times such
as afternoons or evening sessions to achieve this goal. The failure to meet these time limits will
not require any action by the arbitrator nor is the failure an arbitrable issue, but the Parties do
recognize that the above stated time limitation is the goal that the Parties and the arbitrator
seek to achieve. See page 11 or location of endnote.

10. Article 7, Shop Stewards — If the Employer relieves a Shop Steward from his/her
employment duties to attend grievance hearings, it shall be without loss of pay. See page 12 for
location of endnote.

11. Article 9, Vacations, Section 9.6(a)(b) — Vacation weeks which have not been selected
after the final posting required by the Agreement and which the Employer has not closed and/or
assigned are available on a first come first serve basis. Employees who wish to select these
week(s) shall, on a form provided by the Employer, request the available week(s) fourteen (14) days
in advance of the specific week(s). The Employer shall respond to the employee within seven (7)
days of the request. See page 15 for location of endnote.

12. Article 12, Hours of Work and Overtime — This paragraph, which deals with shift
scheduling in cases where the Employer decides to change a department’s hours of operation, is not
intended to reduce the ability of the Employer to operate efficiently and effectively, does not
restrict the Employer from changing hours of operation or from establishing new shift schedules, is
not a guarantee for senior personnel of forty (40) hours or other customary shifts assignments and
does not require shortened shift scheduling to be accomplished in inverse order of seniority.
Within these constraints, it does reflect the Employer’s commitment consonant with its business

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needs, to use its best efforts to enhance work opportunities for senior personnel when short shift
schedules are implemented. See page 17 for location of endnote.

13. Article 14, Gratuities — This Section subject to a side agreement between the Parties
attached hereto as Attachment 3. See page 19 for location of endnote.

14. Article 14, Gratuities, Section 14.6 — “Prominently” is defined as sufficiently
legible so that patrons can easily see that gratuities are not included when s/he is signing for a
complimentary. See page 19 for location of endnote.

15. Article 15, Health & Welfare, Pension & Severance — The parties agree that the terms
and conditions of Article 15 of the parties prior CBA remained in full force and effect (effective
9/15/04 to 11/3/04) except as modified herein. See page 21 For location of endnote.

16. Article 15, Health & Welfare, Pension & Severance, Section 15.1E This Section is
subject to a side agreement between the Parties attached hereto as Attachment 4. See page 22 for
location of endnote.

17. Article 16, Visitation and Notices, Section 16.1 — This Article subject to a side
agreement between the Parties attached hereto as Attachment 5. See page 23 for location of endnote.

18. Article 20, Miscellaneous Provisions, Section 20.8 — The protections and guarantees
outlined in this section also apply to extra employees and is subject to a Side Agreement between
the Parties attached hereto as Attachment 6. The parties agree that the exclusion of certain pre
existing operations and “Existing Contracts” from the limitations of Section 20.8, as set forth in
paragraph 2 of Section 20.8, does not include food and beverage service on the beach. See page 25
for location of endnote.

19. Article 22, Term of Contract, Section 22.3 — This provision subject to a side agreement
between the Parties attached hereto as Attachment 7. See page 28 for location of endnote.

20. Wage Agreement  — Throughout this Wage Agreement, the word “classifications” is intended
to include all classifications in the respective schedules referred to herein and those
historically added by the parties to the various CBAs by side agreement or otherwise. See page 29
for location of endnote.

21. Schedule B — This provision subject to a side agreement between the Parties attached
hereto as Attachment 8. See page 31 for location of endnote.

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ATTACHMENTS

	Attachment 1 	 	*Attendance Policy Implementation Procedure
	 
	 	 	*Industry Attendance Policy
	 
	 	 	*Side letter with reference to Section 10 of Memorandum of Settlement.
	 
	 	 	*Memorandum of Settlement.
	 
	Attachment 2 	 	*Side Agreement with reference to Article 5 Non-disciplinary Arbitration
	 
	Attachment 3 	 	*Side Agreement with reference to Private Access Clubs and Room Service Amenities
Gratuities
	 
	Attachment 4 	 	*Side Agreement with reference to Article 15 Section 15.1 E
	 
	Attachment 5 	 	*Side Agreement with reference to Article 16 Visitation Notices Section 16.1
	 
	Attachment 6 	 	*Side Agreement with reference to Subcontracting
	 
	Attachment 7 	 	*Side Agreement with reference to Article 22 Sections 22.1 and 22.3
	 
	 	 	*List of Side Agreements from the previous Collective Bargaining Agreement
	 
	Attachment 8  	 	*Side Agreement with reference to Banquet Dinner/Reception Gratuity
	 
	Attachment 9 	 	*Side Agreement with reference to Article 15, Section 15.1C
	 
	Attachment 10 	 	*Side Agreement with reference to UNITE HERE INTERNATIONAL UNION TIP
	 
	Attachment 11 	 	*Side Agreement with reference to 401K Plan
	 
	Attachment 12 	 	*Wage Progression Examples

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Local 54 Protects its Members and their Eligible Dependents

*Life Insurance (Member Only)

* Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance (Member Only)

* Optical and Hearing Aid Benefit

* Comprehensive Medical Plan

* Comprehensive Dental Plan

* Comprehensive Prescription Plan

* International Pension Plan (Member Only)

* Severance Plan (Members Only)

* A.C. Pension Plan (Member Only)

For a copy of your detailed Local 54 Benefit Booklet, Benefit

Assistance, Eligibility Information, and/or Claims Forms,

contact your Benefit Office.

All new hires should contact the Fund Office, when hired,

for Benefit Eligibility Information:

H.E.R.E.I.U. Welfare Claims Office — 1st Floor

31 North Brighton Ave.

Atlantic City, NJ 08401

609-345-8212

Toll Free 1-888-437-3480

Above office open Mon. through Fri.- 9:00am to 4:30pm

(Excluding Holidays)

 

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609-344-5400

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Above office open Mon. through Fri. 8:00am to 5:00pm

(Excluding Holidays

YOUR LEGAL RIGHT TO

UNION REPRESENTATION

	1.	 	You have the right to request a Union Representative at any
interview that you reasonbly believe will result in discipline.
Remember, you must make valid request for Union Representation.
	 
	2.	 	At any investigation, the Shop Steward has the right to inform the
member of their contractual rights.
	 
	3.	 	A Shop Steward cannot be forced to remain silent: however, only
the employee may give an account of the incident under investigation.
	 
	4.	 	Your right to Shop Steward also includes any security, surveillance
or Labor Relations investigation.
	 
	5.	 	You have the right to refuse a polygraph test.
	 
	6.	 	If no Shop Steward is available when you request one, then the
investigatory interview must be cancled. If the Employer refuses
you a Shop Steward under the above conditions, please contact
your Business Agent at Local 54 for further instructions.

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