She added that positions are not created for tribal members. Even if dozens more have been hired, she said they could not be considered a threat to current employees because their numbers are so small.
Lori Potter, a Pequot member and former tribal spokeswoman, said that as of a few years ago, about 120 of the tribe's roughly 500 adult members were working at the casino, ranging from housekeepers to executives. The tribe still helps with college tuition payments and offered financial and employment counseling to help members through the new austerity, but jobs are one of the biggest remaining benefits of membership.Ī Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation spokesman declined to comment on how many members are working at Foxwoods. The Pequots halted generous revenue-sharing payments to adult members earlier this year as they struggle through a financial crisis brought on largely by a slump in the casino business.
