Members of the largest union of Atlantic City workers – Unite Here 54 – last week voted to authorize a strike if an agreement with a number of casinos can’t be reached just ahead of the economically critical weekend for the industry of July 4.

A July 1 strike would come against Borgata and the three Caesars Entertainment casinos – Caesars, Tropicana, and Harrah’s – with July 3 as the date for a strike against Hard Rock.

On Wednesday, the city council unanimously passed a resolution backing the casino workers, electing to “urge casino employers to raise wages and staffing and negotiate in good faith to avert a strike.”