The unions are negotiating a new 5-year contract with casino resorts on the Las Vegas Strip where contracts are expired: Companies are doing extremely well, and we are demanding that workers aren’t left behind.'

'Workers brought every single one of these companies through the pandemic and into a great recovery, and workers deserve a fair share. “If these gaming companies don’t come to an agreement, the workers have spoken and we will be ready to do whatever it takes - up to and including a strike,' Papageorge said. Pappageorge said the unions have negotiations scheduled with each of those companies next week, and 'it’s up to the three largest employers in Las Vegas to step up and do the right thing.” 15, at 22 casino resorts owned by MGM Resorts, Caesars Entertainment and Wynn/Encore Resorts. “nion members have sent the strongest message possible to the casino industry to settle a fair contract as soon as possible,' said Ted Pappageorge, secretary-treasurer for the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 in a statement late Tuesday evening.įorty thousand hospitality employees have been working under expired contracts since Sept. The culinary union has not set a strike deadline. The unions’ negotiating committee is authorized to call for a strike, but negotiations with gaming companies are ongoing. Ninety-five percent of the rank-and-file voted in favor of a walkout, casting ballots at the Thomas & Mack Center on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus. LAS VEGAS (CN) - Hospitality unions representing more than 50,000 employees on the Strip and downtown overwhelmingly authorized a strike after holding a vote Tuesday.

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