Bally's, Harrah's, Paris and the Wynn Dealers voted Sunday to join the UAW, according to a United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America release.

About 1,479 gaming workers will be added to the union after the vote, a UAW spokesman told the Free Press.

In a statement, UAW Region 5 Director Vance Pearson said the move will give the gaming workers at Bally's, Harrah's, Paris and Wynn casinos a strong voice in their workplace.

"We welcoming our newest members into UAW Region 5 and we want our new brothers and sisters to know that the over 400,000 members of the UAW and over 8,000 fellow UAW casino workers have their backs at the negotiating table," Pearson said.

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A statement from UAW President Gary Jones also welcomed their "new UAW sisters and brothers to the UAW family."

"We expect another successful vote from Caesars’ workers next week. With these votes, the UAW is proud to have organized almost 9,000 new members since June of 2018," Jones said.

The Free Press has previously reported that the union grew by more than 10,000 members nationally in 2017, and the Detroit-headquartered union has also seen significant growth in membership at academic institutions across the country.

Contact Aleanna Siacon: ASiacon@feepress.com. Follow her on Twitter: @AleannaSiacon. Staff writer Phoebe Wall Howard contributed.