In a statement, the union says it has been negotiating with employers for seven months but believes its workers deserve more than what companies are offering. The labor group represents 60,000 workers across Nevada and, as of September 15, roughly 40,000 workers are working under an expired contract. on Friday, November 10, if MGM Resorts, Caesars Entertainment, and Wynn Resorts, the three largest gaming employers in the state, fail to strike a deal before then.
Culinary Workers Union Local 226, one of the largest and most powerful unions in the U.S., says that the strike, if it occurs, would be the largest hospitality worker strike in the country’s history.Ī culinary union spokesperson says that 35,000 of its members are prepared to strike at 5 a.m. Tens of thousands of hospitality workers in Las Vegas may walk off the job this week if the Culinary and Bartenders Union is unable to strike a deal with casino, hotel, and restaurant employers for a new five-year contract before Friday morning.
