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Threat of strike looms for Virgin Hotels Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Virgin Hotels Las Vegas workers have yet to receive a new five-year contract, though every other property with team members represented by Culinary Union Local 226 has. A negotiation extension averted a strike ahead of the valley's first Super Bowl in February. Culinary Union Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge says history could…

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Culinary Union pickets Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas

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Culinary Union picketing for new contract at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas

Members of the Culinary Union picketed in front of Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on Thursday as negotiations for a new labor contract continue. READ MORE: https at 4:54 PM, Mar 21, 2024 and last updated2024-03-21 20:13:22-04 LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - Members of the Culinary Union are picketing at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas as negotiations for a new labor contract…

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Culinary Union pickets Virgin Hotels Las Vegas amid stalled contract talks

Culinary Union members picket outside Virgin Hotels Las Vegas amid ongoing contract negotiations on Thursday, March 21, 2024. (KSNV) LAS VEGAS (KSNV) - The Culinary Union is picketing outside Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on Thursday as the two sides remain locked in ongoing labor contract talks. Workers walked outside the off-Strip property to protest…

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Union Reaches Deal With Las Vegas Hotel-Casinos

A union representing hospitality workers says it has reached a tentative agreement with six more hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas and called off a strike deadline for another. The agreements averted a Monday morning walkout as the city kicks off Super Bowl week. The Culinary Workers Union announced Saturday that it had reached a tentative…

Land-based ・ 07 February 2024

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Las Vegas Culinary Union avoids strike after agreeing with properties on new contracts

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Ahead of a Monday morning strike deadline, the Culinary Union announced deals over the weekend with several Downtown Las Vegas properties, and said they will not go on strike, even though workers at one Las Vegas resort do not have a contract. On Sunday night, the union announced a tentative five-year agreement with the…

Land-based ・ 06 February 2024

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Strike averted as culinary union settles with Las Vegas hotel-casinos before Super Bowl week

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A union representing hospitality workers says it has reached a tentative agreement with six more hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas and called off a strike deadline for another. The agreements averted a Monday morning walkout as the city kicks off Super Bowl week. The Culinary Workers Union announced Saturday that it had reached a…

Land-based ・ 06 February 2024

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Strike averted as hospitality union settles with Las Vegas hotel-casinos before Super Bowl week

The union announced last week that it would go on strike if tentative contracts weren't in place by 5 a.m. Monday. Posted Updated 2 min read Font size+ LAS VEGAS - A union representing hospitality workers says it has reached a tentative agreement with six more hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas and called off a strike deadline for another. The…

Land-based ・ 06 February 2024

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Las Vegas hospitality workers won’t strike before Super Bowl

Culinary Local 226 said it has struck deals with nearly all remaining unsettled hotel-casinos - and called off a strike deadline for one - averting a Monday morning walkout threat at several near-Strip and downtown properties. The last tentative agreement was reached between the hospitality union and Downtown Grand, representing about 200 workers,…

NFL ・ 06 February 2024

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Strike averted as culinary union settles with Las Vegas hotel-casinos

LAS VEGAS - A union representing hospitality workers says it has reached a tentative agreement with six more hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas and called off a strike deadline for another. The agreements averted a Monday morning walkout as the city kicks off Super Bowl week. The Culinary Workers Union announced Saturday that it had reached a…

Land-based ・ 06 February 2024

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Culinary union reaches tentative contracts with Las Vegas casinos ahead of Super Bowl

A union representing hospitality workers says it has reached a tentative agreement with six more hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas and called off a strike deadline for another LAS VEGAS -- A union representing hospitality workers says it has reached a tentative agreement with six more hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas and called off a strike…

Land-based ・ 06 February 2024

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4 hotel-casinos reach union deals, 3 others poised to strike

LAS VEGAS >> A union representing hospitality workers has reached a tentative agreement with four hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas as employees at three other properties remained poised to strike Monday when the city kicks off Super Bowl week. By Saturday morning, the Culinary Workers Union had announced it had reached a tentative five-year…

Land-based ・ 05 February 2024

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Culinary Union reaches deal with Golden Nugget Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) - UPDATE(2/4): The Culinary Union announced that a tentative agreement was reached overnight with Golden Nugget on new five-year contracts. According to the X post on Sunday, the deal is expected to impact nearly 1200 hospitality workers. ORIGINAL (2/3): The Culinary Union announced early Saturday that tentative agreements have…

Travel ・ 04 February 2024

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Union reaches deal with 4 Vegas hotel-casinos, 3 others poised for strike during Super Bowl week

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A union representing hospitality workers has reached a tentative agreement with four hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas as employees at three other properties remained poised to strike Monday when the city kicks off Super Bowl week. By Saturday morning, the Culinary Workers Union had announced it had reached a tentative five-year…

Land-based ・ 04 February 2024

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Downtown Las Vegas casinos reach deal with Culinary Union

Two downtown casinos owned by Boyd Gaming reached agreement overnight with Culinary Union Local 226 on a tentative five-year contract. The deal involves nearly 500 hospitality workers at Fremont Hotel and Casino and Main Street Station. The union made the announcement on X. Culinary is negotiating a new city-wide five-year contract for its members.…

Land-based ・ 03 February 2024

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Culinary Union reaches tentative deal with Circa, The D, Golden Gate

FILE: A banner hangs outside the Culinary Union headquarters in Las Vegas. (KSNV) LAS VEGAS (KSNV) - The Culinary Union said a tentative new five-year contract has been reached with three more Las Vegas properties ahead of the strike deadline. The Thursday announcement said a deal was reached with Circa Resort & Casino, The D Las Vegas Hotel &…

Land-based ・ 02 February 2024

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Iconic Las Vegas Casino Tropicana Announces Closure Date Ahead Of Planned Demolition

LAS VEGAS (CelebrityAccess) - The final days of the Tropicana are now underway as its owner, Bally's Corporation, has announced the cessation of operations on April 2, just before its 67th anniversary, in preparation for the demolition of the iconic Las Vegas casino to make room for a new professional baseball stadium. The familiar sounds of slot…

Land-based ・ 31 January 2024

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Culinary Union reaches agreement with TI Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The Culinary Union announced a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract for a resort on the Strip days before the strike deadline. The agreement took place on Tuesday night for over 1000 hospitality workers at the TI Las Vegas. However, there are still 14 more casino resorts in limbo, seeking new contracts before a Friday…

Land-based ・ 31 January 2024

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Las Vegas: Culinary Union clinches 5-year labor deal with Circus Circus, negotiations continue with 15 other casinos

The Culinary Union has reached a tentative agreement with Circus Circus Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, marking another development in its ongoing labor negotiations with properties across the gambling mecca. The new 5-year deal is set to impact nearly 700 workers associated with the establishment. The union said a Circus Circus contract ratification…

Land-based ・ 30 January 2024

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Tropicana Las Vegas ceasing operations this spring to make way for new ballpark

The Tropicana's last days are in full effect after its owner announced the date it will cease operations ahead of demolition for a new professional baseball stadium. Slot machines will no longer be heard on the resort's casino floor on the Las Vegas strip after April 2, just shy of its 67th anniversary. Bally's Corporation made the announcement…

Land-based ・ 30 January 2024

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Las Vegas Casino Culinary Workers Set Strike Deadline

After avoiding a strike in November that could have seen 30000 Las Vegas casino workers walk off the job, another labor dispute could be on the horizon by the Culinary and Bartenders Unions. However, after setting a Feb. 2 deadline to reach a deal with casinos, the union has at least announced preliminary agreements with two properties of 21…

Land-based ・ 24 January 2024

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Culinary Union workers picket as contract negotiations continue with 19 Las Vegas casino properties

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The Culinary Union held demonstrations on the Las Vegas Strip Friday as 7000 workers continue to fight for new five-year contracts. It is part of the union's latest negotiations with 19 remaining properties on the Strip and downtown. Passionate chants were heard in front of Sahara Las Vegas and The Strat as workers held signs and…

Land-based ・ 20 January 2024

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Culinary Union prepares to pickett on the Las Vegas Strip

Las Vegas (KSNV) - Casino workers from nearly a dozen independent casino properties are preparing to have an informational picket line on Friday. The Culinary Union 226 is still in negotiations with 19 casinos, impacting around 7000 workers. The organization is fighting for better pay and working conditions. A tentative deal was reached on…

Land-based ・ 20 January 2024

KTNV Las Vegas

Culinary Union announces new agreement with Trump Hotel Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - The Culinary Union announced on Thursday that a "tentative agreement" had been reached with Trump International Hotel Las Vegas. This news comes after union leadership reportedly negotiated for 16 hours on a new 5-year contract for 350 hospitality workers. The union also highlighted one worker named Lorna, who works as a…

Land-based ・ 18 January 2024

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Culinary Union announces tentative agreement with Trump Hotel Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The Culinary Union announced early Thursday morning that it reached a tentative agreement with Trump Hotel Las Vegas for 350 hospitality workers at the property. "Congratulations to Trump Las Vegas workers on winning the BEST CONTRACT EVER!" the union said in a statement on social media, saying the agreement came after 16…

Land-based ・ 18 January 2024

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Las Vegas Advisor: Another hotel tower going up in Las Vegas

Although no new casinos are expected to open this year, several will be renovating and expanding. The latest on the expanding list is M Resort, the upscale casino-hotel located off the Interstate 5 miles south of the Strip. Work has finally begun on the M's long-planned second hotel tower. When completed in "mid-2025," the $200-million, 384-room…

Jobs ・ 14 January 2024

Fox 5 Vegas

Culinary Union sets February 2nd strike deadline for 21 Strip, Downtown resort-casinos

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The Culinary and Bartenders Unions on Monday set a February 2nd strike deadline for the more than 20 Las Vegas Strip and Downtown properties with which they have yet to reach a new contract. Unless a satisfactory deal is reached by 5 pm on that date, some 7700 workers will walk off the job. However, Culinary Workers Union…

Land-based ・ 10 January 2024

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Record-Breaking Year in Las Vegas Sets Stage for New Heights in 2024

Las Vegas experienced unprecedented success in 2023, marking the city's most profitable year to date. As the year drew to a close, industry experts and analysts predicted that the momentum would carry over into 2024, setting the stage for even greater achievements. Both gaming and non-gaming sectors contributed to the city's remarkable growth. New…

Industry ・ 27 December 2023

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Las Vegas may have had it’s best year ever in 2023

It's hard to argue against the position that Las Vegas had its most successful year in its history in 2023. And what do you do after one successful run? Come back for more. That's what local gaming and tourism analysts figure will happen in 2024 after wrapping up a year filled with record gaming revenue and union contract signings, airport…

Travel ・ 27 December 2023

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Union says strike deadlines for remaining Las Vegas properties could come soon

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - The Culinary Union avoided worker strikes with the biggest casino companies on the Strip, but thousands of resort employees in Las Vegas still face that possibility. "We're giving them opportunities, but we're not getting contracts done," said Ted Pappageorge, secretary-treasurer of the Culinary Union, during an interview with…

Jobs ・ 22 December 2023

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Culinary Union eyes finish line for Las Vegas casino worker labor deals

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - Some Las Vegas casinos still face the threat of possible worker strikes, even though the biggest three casino companies locked in new labor deals last month. This week, the Culinary Union - the body that represents close to 50000 workers on the Las Vegas Strip - announced labor deals for workers at the Mirage and the Tropicana,…

Land-based ・ 16 December 2023

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Las Vegas hospitality unions ratify contract with Wynn Resorts

Nov 22 (Reuters) - Unions representing hospitality staff in Las Vegas said on Wednesday that workers employed at Wynn Resorts (WYNN.O) have voted in favor to ratify a new five-year contract, days after similar moves by its competitors Caesars Entertainment (CZR.O) and MGM Resorts International (MGM.N). The unions, which represent about 5000…

Travel ・ 23 November 2023

The Nevada Independent

In Vegas casino union dispute, balancing tech and a personal touch was key

Culinary Union wins job protections as hotels increase technology and automation in an effort to'reduce costs' and'improve efficiencies.' In 2019, Sherie Evans Earl and her cocktail server colleagues were excited about the Smartender, a mixed drink dispenser machine coming to the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino to help speed up bar service for…

Industry ・ 21 November 2023

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Las Vegas Advisor: Construction of Dream casino might resume

After suspending construction early this year, indications are that the Dream casino project on the south Strip could restart in January. The developer of the 531-room hotel-casino to be built across from Mandalay Bay submitted documents to the county indicating that financing has been put in place to resume work. A revised timeline has the project…

Land-based ・ 19 November 2023

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Las Vegas Casinos Avoid Labor Strikes With New Union Deals

After facing a Friday strike deadline, Las Vegas's three largest casino companies reached agreements this week with members of the Culinary and Bartenders union. Representatives reached tentative five-year deals with Caesars Entertainment on Wednesday, MGM Resorts on Thursday, and Wynn Resorts three hours before the Friday deadline. The deals…

Land-based ・ 13 November 2023

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Las Vegas Advisor: Durango Casino pushes back grand opening to December

Originally scheduled for a grand opening on Nov. 20, the debut of Las Vegas' next major resort, Durango Casino, has been pushed back to Dec. 5. Owner Red Rock Resorts determined that the property wouldn't be able to reach its desired level of operations by the initial date and made the call to postpone. Key in the decision was the fact that…

Travel ・ 12 November 2023

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Latest Las Vegas labor deal ends threat of huge hotel strike

Friday morning in Las Vegas saw labor peace, and not a threatened strike along the Strip, as the Culinary union has reached its third tentative labor deal in three days with a casino operator. The union that represents more than 35000 cooks, food servers, bartenders, housekeepers and other workers at 18 major casinos had threatened to wage the…

Incidents ・ 12 November 2023

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Unions reveal deals with major Las Vegas casino companies after strike averted

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Las Vegas union representatives released more details of tentative contract agreements made with Caesars Entertainment, MGM Resorts, and Wynn Resorts on Friday. After months of negotiations and demonstrations, The Culinary and Bartenders Unions spoke to media members about deals struck ahead of this week's strike deadline. "It…

Land-based ・ 11 November 2023

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Las Vegas Casinos Reach Deal to Avoid Workers Strike

Land-based ・ 11 November 2023

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Last Las Vegas Casino Reaches Agreement With Union Hours Before Strike Deadline In Time For Formula 1 Weekend

You'll be asked to sign into your Forbes account. With hours to go before a strike deadline,Las Vegas hospitality workers reached a tentative agreement with Wynn Resorts on Friday, avoiding a strike that could have coincided with the upcoming Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend which is expected to draw in over 100000 spectators. The Culinary…

Land-based ・ 11 November 2023

CNN

Another labor deal averts strike at 8 more Vegas casinos

The Culinary union has reached a deal with MGM Resorts International covering 25400 members, averting a strike at eight casinos that had been set to start Friday. The deal, announced in a by the union, comes a day after a similar deal was reached with Caesars Entertainment that averted a strike by 10000 other union members at nine casinos operated…

Land-based ・ 10 November 2023

CNN

Tentative deal reached to avert walkouts at half of Vegas casinos set to strike

A tentative five-year labor deal has been reached between the Culinary union and Caesars Entertainment to avert a potential strike at its nine casinos along the Las Vegas Strip, although nine other casinos still face possible walkouts come Friday morning. The details of the agreement, which was announced in a by the union, are not yet available,…

Land-based ・ 09 November 2023

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Las Vegas hotel workers union reaches tentative deal with Caesars

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The labor union representing tens of thousands of Las Vegas hospitality workers announced Wednesday that it has reached a tentative deal with casino giant Caesars Entertainment, a major breakthrough that could help avert an unprecedented strike at more than a dozen hotel-casinos on the Las Vegas Strip. The announcement came after…

Land-based ・ 09 November 2023

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Las Vegas Culinary Union negotiators send message to casino giant as strike threat looms

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The culinary workers union that services the majority of casinos and resorts on the Las Vegas Strip took a break from its negotiations with Caesars Tuesday to assure the media that it would strike early Friday morning, as planned if it cannot reach a new labor agreement. In an event orchestrated to dramatically reinforce their…

Incidents ・ 08 November 2023

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UPDATE: Durango Casino opening delayed, as company pursues 'first class' opening

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The highly-anticipated opening of Station Casinos' newest resort, Durango Casino and Resort, will be delayed, the company said Tuesday. The Durango Casino and Resort is now set to open on Dec. 5, a release from Station Casinos said Tuesday. The new resort was originally scheduled to open its doors on Nov. 20. Lorenzo Fertitta,…

Sports ・ 08 November 2023

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The New Durango Casino in Las Vegas Pushes Back Its Opening

Red Rock Resorts has delayed the planned opening of its $780 million Durango Casino and Resort, pushing the opening back into December. Saying that the new property will not yet be completed by the planned November 20 opening, the southwest Las Vegas casino is now eyeing December 5 for its big debut. The delay was announced during the company's…

Travel ・ 08 November 2023

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35,000 Workers Ready to Strike Days Before Las Vegas’s Big Formula 1 Kick-Off Weekend

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. Culinary Workers Union Local 226, one of the largest and most powerful unions in the U.S., says that the…

Land-based ・ 07 November 2023

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35,000 Las Vegas casino employees prepared to strike if deal not reached

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Land-based ・ 05 November 2023

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Thousands of Las Vegas Strip hotel workers at 18 casinos may go on strike this month

LAS VEGAS - If a deadline is not met, thousands of hotel workers from 18 casinos on the Las Vegas Strip may be going on strike. The Culinary Union on Thursday announced that it has set a strike deadline for Nov. 10 at 5 a.m., according to KVVU. The strike deadline impacts 18 properties, according to the news statio n. Those 18 properties include…

Land-based ・ 03 November 2023

New York Post

Las Vegas casino, hotel workers set strike deadline after talks stall

Some 35000 Las Vegas hospitality workers are ready to walk off the job on Nov. 10 in a strike against casino and resort operators MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment and Wynn Resorts if they do not have a labor contract by then, their unions said on Thursday. The Culinary Workers and Bartenders Unions have been negotiating for about…

Land-based ・ 03 November 2023

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Las Vegas Casinos Face Threat of Worker Strike on Nov. 10 (1)

Over 35000 hospitality workers in Las Vegas will walk off the job next week if the city's largest casino companies fail to reach a deal with labor leaders. The Culinary Workers Union said Thursday that employees at 18 resorts owned by MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment Corp., and Wynn Resorts Ltd. will go on strike if a deal isn't…

Land-based ・ 03 November 2023

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Caesars to Give Casino Staff Largest Raise in Four Decades

The Culinary Workers Union - which represents thousands of hospitality workers in Las Vegas, including casino staff - is still busy negotiating a deal between its members and several casino giants. In good news for those members, Caesars Entertainment boss Tom Reeg has just suggested they could be in for a substantial raise. Reeg made the comments…

Jobs ・ 01 November 2023

Nevada Public Radio

Las Vegas hospitality workers on the brink of strike following casino negotiations

Nearly 50000 auto workers across the country have been on strike for weeks and now appear to have reached a deal with the three main auto producers. Almost as many workers are on the brink of a strike in Las Vegas. Culinary Union members have continued their negotiations with the top three largest resort companies these last couple of weeks and its…

Travel ・ 31 October 2023

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Culinary Union Rally on Las Vegas Strip Demands Fair Contracts from Casino Giants

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Land-based ・ 27 October 2023

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Las Vegas Culinary Union could strike with the same impact as Detroit

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - For the first time, casino workers in Detroit took to the picket line demanding a new contract. The strike there is similar to what could happen in Las Vegas in the future, as workers are negotiating with one of the same resort companies as the Las Vegas Culinary Union. "In the 24 years the casinos have been here," said Susan…

Finance ・ 19 October 2023

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With labor market tight, strike could paralyze Las Vegas Strip casino companies

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - Time is running out as the union representing tens of thousands of Strip resort workers continues to warn of a possible strike in the coming weeks. Ted Pappageorge, secretary-treasurer for the Culinary Union, told Channel 13 on Monday that his and the organization's patience is running thin. "Really, we're incredibly…

Land-based ・ 17 October 2023

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Las Vegas Culinary Union sent message to casino giants with Strip picket

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - The Las Vegas Culinary Union picketed Thursday to send a message to casino giants MGM Resorts, Ceasars Entertainment and Wynn Resorts. Secretary-treasurer of the culinary union Ted Pappageorge says if both sides cannot come to an agreement during the next bargaining sessions, a strike could happen within the next few…

Land-based ・ 13 October 2023

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Culinary Union to hold ‘informational pickets’ on Las Vegas Strip

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - As the Culinary and Bartenders Union seeks a new contract, it announced that members will hold a pair of informational picket lines in front of eight resorts on the Las Vegas Strip. According to a media release from the union, the picket lines will be held on Thursday, Oct. 12 from 10 a.m. to noon and 5-7 p.m. The union…

Land-based ・ 13 October 2023

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Thousands of Culinary Union Members Picket Outside Las Vegas Strip Casinos

Thousands of industry workers in Las Vegas took to the Las Vegas Strip today to picket in front of eight different casinos. Members of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226, one of the largest and most powerful unions in the country, are demonstrating in front of properties owned by the three largest gaming employers in the state as…

Land-based ・ 13 October 2023

Reuters

Thousands of Las Vegas workers to picket MGM, Caesars casinos

Oct 9 (Reuters) - Thousands of Las Vegas workers will picket MGM Resorts (MGM.N) and Caesars Entertainment (CZR.O) casinos on Thursday for the first time in nearly two decades, the unions said, as they contemplate a possible strike. The Culinary Workers and Bartenders Unions seek a new five-year contract with improved wages and benefits as casino…

Travel ・ 12 October 2023

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Las Vegas casino operators make little progress in negotiations with the culinary union

A strike in Las Vegas by hospitality workers is close after unions representing close to 53K culinary workers and bartenders in Las Vegas warned that they have seen no real movement this week in contract negotiations with casino-resort operators MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and Caesars Entertainment. The demands from the Culinary Workers…

Land-based ・ 09 October 2023

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Las Vegas casino workers authorize strike

Members of UNITE HERE Locals 226 and 165 voted by a 95% margin Sept. 26 to authorize a strike. The union says workers want new five-year contracts that include the largest wage increases ever negotiated in the Culinary Union. Other issues are heavy workloads and employer use of technology to "track," workers on the job. If they fail to reach…

Land-based ・ 09 October 2023

Reuters

Las Vegas hospitality unions see 'no real movement' in talks with casinos

Oct 6 (Reuters) - The unions representing 53000 hospitality workers in Las Vegas said on Friday they have seen "no real movement" this week in contract negotiations with casino-resort operators MGM Resorts International (MGM.N) and Caesars Entertainment (CZR.O). The Culinary Workers and Bartenders unions are demanding higher wages, stronger…

Travel ・ 07 October 2023

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Las Vegas unions begin high-stakes negotiations with casino giants amid strike authorization

Unions representing approximately 53000 Las Vegas workers commenced crucial negotiation sessions with hotel and casino operators on Tuesday, following a September vote authorizing a potential city-wide strike. The culinary workers union and bartenders union represent employees across various properties in the city, including those managed by MGM…

Land-based ・ 06 October 2023

Reuters

Hospitality workers, Las Vegas casinos in crunch time for labor talks

NEW YORK, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Unions representing roughly 53000 Las Vegas workers on Tuesday kicked off critical negotiating sessions with hotel and casino operators after its members voted at the end of September to authorize a city-wide strike. The culinary workers union and bartenders union represent workers at properties around the city,…

Land-based ・ 04 October 2023

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MGM Resorts faces potential casino strikes in Detroit and Las Vegas

Casinos in the Detroit, Michigan area face a potential labor walkout after the Detroit Casino Council announced that members from MGM Grand Detroit, Hollywood at Greektown and MotorCity casinos approved a strike if determined as necessary by the worker negotiating committee. 99% of the union members at those casinos voted in favor of the strike…

Land-based ・ 02 October 2023

Los Angeles Times

Las Vegas hospitality workers vote for strike against hotels, casinos

Tens of thousands of Las Vegas hospitality workers fighting for new union contracts voted Tuesday to authorize a strike that could impact more than three dozen casinos and hotels, the city's economic backbone. The Culinary Workers Union hasn't gone on strike in more than three decades. The union didn't immediately set a deadline for a walkout as it…

Travel ・ 28 September 2023

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Las Vegas hospitality workers overwhelmingly permit union to call strike against hotels, casinos

Tens of thousands of Las Vegas hospitality workers fighting for new union contracts voted Tuesday to authorize a strike that could impact more than three dozen casinos and hotels, the city's economic backbone. The Culinary Workers Union hasn't gone on strike in more than three decades. The union didn't immediately set a deadline for a walkout as it…

Travel ・ 28 September 2023

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60,000 Hospitality Workers in Las Vegas Vote to Authorize Casino Strike

More than 50000 service industry workers in Las Vegas voted on Tuesday, September 26, to authorize a strike that could impact 22 casino resorts on the Strip - which means bartenders, cooks, cocktail and food servers, guest room attendants, porters, bellmen, laundry, and kitchen workers statewide could hit the picket line at any time. The Culinary…

Land-based ・ 28 September 2023

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Las Vegas hospitality workers authorize strike against hotels, casinos

The Culinary Workers Union in Las Vegas, the largest union in Nevada, voted to authorize a strike against major casinos on Tuesday if contract disputes continue. The union represents more than 60000 hospitality workers in Las Vegas and is one of Nevada's strongest political forces. More than 95 percent of workers voted to authorize a strike…

Travel ・ 27 September 2023

Gambling News

Durango Casino & Resort Receives 25,000 Job Applications Ahead of Opening

Image Source: Durango Casino & Resort The project, which is due to open on November 20, 2023, and received a formal go-ahead from the Nevada Gaming Commission earlier this week, will be one of the biggest developments in the Silver State and bolster the local job market as well as create more opportunities for holidaymakers to enjoy gambling and…

Land-based ・ 23 September 2023

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Culinary Union launches organizing effort at Las Vegas hotel restaurants

The Culinary Union - an affiliate of Unite Here, the largest hospitality worker union in the country - announced the launch of a campaign to organize 10000 non-union restaurant workers at casino resorts along the Las Vegas Strip, according to a release. The union's drive to organize along the Strip began last week at Eataly Las Vegas when a…

Land-based ・ 06 September 2023

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Las Vegas Bartending, Hotel Jobs Replaced By Robots: Report

If you want to toast to the end of human usefulness, head to Las Vegas and have your drink of choice poured by a robot bartender. As NPR reports, the Tipsy Robot, a bar inside Planet Hollywood, is currently tended by robot servers (with a little human supervision to deal with spills and knocked-over glasses.) While it sounds fun, it is an ominous…

Jobs ・ 05 September 2023

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Open Hotel Jobs In Las Vegas

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Jobs ・ 15 June 2023

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1,800 Las Vegas hotel jobs unfilled, employers competing with new-hire incentives

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Formula 1, Super Bowl LVIII, and a host of conventions: as the over 150000 Las Vegas hotel rooms are anticipated to book out for multiple large-scale events in the coming months, data shows over 1800 hotel jobs remain vacant in the valley. As of Monday morning, Indeed.com reported 1818 hotel position openings across the valley.…

Jobs ・ 13 June 2023

GV Wire

A’s Ballpark on Vegas Casino Site Gets Closer With Tentative Funding Deal

CARSON CITY, Nev. - Republican Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo announced Wednesday a tentative agreement between his office, legislative leaders in the state and the Oakland Athletics for a stadium funding plan after weeks of negotiations over how much public assistance the state will contribute to a $1.5 billion ballpark in Las Vegas, according to a…

Finance ・ 25 May 2023

The Nevada Independent

Bally’s grows Las Vegas presence with stadium, Trop renovation

Lost in the news surrounding the entry of casino operator Bally's Corp. as a partner in the effort to bring Major League Baseball to Las Vegas were executive suite management changes. The Rhode Island-based company last week named Marcus Glover as chief financial officer. His experience includes overseeing two of MGM Resorts International's largest…

Industry ・ 20 May 2023

Nevada Public Radio

Separating fact from fiction: How much do you really know about the mob in Las Vegas?

Lake Mead is losing water, but as it does, people in Las Vegas and around the world are gaining something entirely different: a glimpse into the past. Since spring, several sets of human remains have been discovered in the receding lake. Many are thought to be drowning victims. But in early May, a man's body was found inside of a barrel and it's…

Incidents ・ 21 December 2022

Review Journal

Station Casinos new resort in North Las Vegas clears hurdle

Station Casinos cleared a hurdle in its quest to build a new resort in North Las Vegas, as the company shakes up its real estate portfolio. The North Las Vegas Planning Commission last week approved Station's plans for a 67-acre hotel-casino at the northwest corner of Losee Road and the 215 Beltway in a hearing that featured pushback against a…

Politics ・ 03 November 2022

Review Journal

Mask mandate lifted in Nevada casinos

Las Vegas casinos moved swiftly after Gov. Steve Sisolak announced the immediate end of Nevada's indoor mask mandate Thursday morning, taking down signs that had stood as a reminder to guests to keep their faces covered. "It's really an exciting day. It's hard to believe that it's been almost two years since we started this process," Stephen…

Covid ・ 31 October 2022

Review Journal

Culinary Union frustration with Station Casinos playing out in NGC meetings

Between its planned rapid expansion in Southern Nevada, the topping off of what will become Las Vegas' newest casino and the installation of an IGT cashless wagering system at some of its properties, Station Casinos has been all over the news. And dogging the city's largest locals casino company every step of the way has been Culinary Local…

Gaming Authorities ・ 11 October 2022

Review Journal

Culinary Union frustration with Station Casinos playing out in gaming regulatory meetings

Between its planned rapid expansion in Southern Nevada, the topping off of what will become Las Vegas' newest casino and the installation of an IGT cashless wagering system at some of its properties, Station Casinos has been all over the news. And dogging the city's largest locals casino company every step of the way has been Culinary Local…

Gaming Authorities ・ 09 October 2022

Review Journal

Station Casinos clears hurdle for new North Las Vegas resort

Station Casinos cleared a hurdle in its quest to build a new resort in North Las Vegas, as the company shakes up its real estate portfolio. The North Las Vegas Planning Commission last week approved Station's plans for a 67-acre hotel-casino at the northwest corner of Losee Road and the 215 Beltway, in a hearing that featured pushback against a…

Politics ・ 21 September 2022

KTNV Las Vegas

Latinos called the backbone of Las Vegas hospitality

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - You've heard of southern hospitality. But have you ever heard of Hispanic hospitality? Here in Las Vegas, that term becomes more true than ever. 54 percent of hotel and restaurant workers in the Culinary Union are of Hispanic descent. 13 Action News reporter Alyssa Bethencourt introduces you to the people behind the scenes making…

Travel ・ 16 September 2022

8 News Now

Vice President Harris meets with culinary union at MGM Grand Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (KLAS)- Vice President Kamala Harris visited Las Vegas on Wednesday and was given a back-of-the-house tour from the Culinary Union at the MGM Grand Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. Vice President Harris met with Secretary-Treasurer for the Culinary Union, Ted Papageorge, and President of the Culinary Union, Diana Valles, before touring the…

Industry ・ 11 August 2022

The Nevada Independent

Experts: Efforts to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos wouldn’t succeed in Nevada

New Jersey legislation that would ban smoking inside Atlantic City casinos has led to competing research about whether such action by state lawmakers would further destroy the Boardwalk's gaming revenue. The heated debate has largely been ignored in Nevada, where just two casinos are smoke-free and any mention of a smoking ban meets heavy…

Land-based ・ 10 July 2022

KTNV Las Vegas

Would smoking ban hurt casinos?

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - Smoke free zones have been few and far between on casino floors in Las Vegas which has sparked fierce debate among people who'd like to relax and gamble without being hassled by smoke or non-smokers. Non-smoker Marcus Stephens said it'd be nice if more casinos were smoke free so he didn't have to deal with the consequences of…

Travel ・ 18 June 2022

Yogonet

Two Station Casinos properties in Las Vegas to stay closed until June 2023

Two Station Casinos properties, Texas Station and Fiesta Rancho, have been approved by The North Las Vegas City Council to remain closed through June 4, 2023. Both facilities have been closed since the pandemic. In order to keep gaming licenses, the casinos would have to open for one day each quarter. Aside from the two shut-down casinos, Station's…

Covid ・ 09 June 2022

Casino City Times

This Week in Gambling: News from Vegas, Massachusetts and WSOP

This week's gambling news finds us in Las Vegas, where the World Series of Poker has officially kicked off. But as the WSOP ramps up, some Las Vegas casinos remain closed from the pandemic. Also, a Massachusetts sports betting update just in time for the NBA Finals. It's that time of the year again! The 2022 World Series of Poker opened for…

Poker ・ 09 June 2022

Las Vegas Sun

Las Vegas Culinary Union reaches agreement with Resorts World

A local casino workers' union Wednesday announced a three-year deal to represent Resorts World employees. According to a news release, the Culinary and Bartenders unions recently reached a "tentative agreement" with Resorts World in a new contract. About 2000 employees who work at the Strip resort will be represented under terms of the…

Travel ・ 26 May 2022

Review Journal

Slot machine technician Jereme Barrios files an appeal to a regional NLRB ruling

A Red Rock Resort slot machine technician is appealing a National Labor Relations Board decision denying technicians a union representation re-vote. Jereme Barrios asked the NLRB in Washington to reverse a regional board decision denying a union decertification vote. Barrios in March submitted a petition signed by his slot tech colleagues…

Travel ・ 10 May 2022

National Right To Work

National Right to Work Foundation Red Rock Casino Slot Technicians Blast Regional Labor Board Ruling Trapping Them Under Unpopular Union, Appeal Decision

Las Vegas, NV (May 9, 2022) - Red Rock Casino slot machine technician Jereme Barrios has asked the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Washington, DC, to reverse an NLRB Region's decision which blocks his and his coworkers' right to vote out a union that a majority of them have already expressed interest in removing. Barrios is receiving free…

Covid ・ 10 May 2022

Daily Journal Online

Nevada casino owner sued over pandemic jobs right-to-return

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A union representing more than 60000 hotel housekeepers, bartenders and porters is backing a lawsuit alleging that one of Nevada's largest private employers is breaking state law by not rehiring workers laid off because of coronavirus pandemic closures two years ago. Culinary Union officials said Tuesday the civil lawsuit filed in…

Covid ・ 30 March 2022

Review Journal

Station Casinos sued by hospitality workers

A group of 76 hospitality workers filed a mass tort lawsuit Tuesday against one of Nevada's largest gaming companies over suspected violations of the state's Right to Return law. The 55-page lawsuit, filed in a Clark County court Tuesday morning, accuses Station Casinos of failing to comply with the law which requires certain employers to give…

Travel ・ 29 March 2022

Vegas Slots Online

Union Urges NGCB to Investigate Station Casinos License

Old adversaries the Culinary Union and Station Casinos are locking horns again in Nevada. failing to adhering [sic] to federal labor law." The trade union released a press release Wednesday urging the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) to investigate the suitability of Station Casinos "for failing to adhering [sic] to federal labor law." The…

Travel ・ 25 March 2022

8 News Now

Culinary Union attacks Station Casinos’ ‘suitability’ for Nevada gaming license

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The Culinary Union is going after Station Casinos' gaming licenses. In a statement released Wednesday, Culinary officials urged the Nevada Gaming Control Board to investigate the suitability of Station Casinos "for failing to adhering to federal labor law." The bad blood between the union and Stations appears to be boiling…

Gaming Authorities ・ 25 March 2022

The Center Square

Las Vegas gambling technicians want to vote to remove union

Land-based ・ 22 March 2022

National Right To Work

National Right to Work Foundation Red Rock Casino Slot Technicians Overwhelmingly Request Vote to Remove IUOE Union

Las Vegas, NV (March 21, 2022) - Slot machine technicians at Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas are seeking a vote on whether to remove International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 501 officials from control at their workplace. Red Rock technician Jereme Barrios submitted the petition to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) with free…

Jobs ・ 21 March 2022

Review Journal

Culinary union in Las Vegas names new leaders

Culinary Workers Union Local 226 has announced its new leadership team following the retirement of former secretary-treasurer Geoconda Argüello-Kline. Ted Pappageorge, a Las Vegas native and a Culinary Union member since 1982 who worked as a busboy at the Sands, a barback at the Sundance and a bartender at the Mint, Horseshoe Club and Riviera, was…

Finance ・ 17 March 2022

8 News Now

Park MGM remains Strip’s lone smoke-free resort-casino

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - It's been almost a year and a half since Park MGM reopened as a smoke-free resort, a breath of fresh air among Las Vegas casinos where gamblers have long accepted the stale odor of cigarette smoke as part of the deal. And while Park MGM customers welcome the no-smoking rules in reviews on hotel booking sites like Priceline, MGM…

Covid ・ 09 March 2022