About 35,000 Las Vegas hospitality workers are set to walk off the job Nov. 10 in a strike against casino and resort operators MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment and Wynn Resorts if they don’t have a labor contract by then, their union said Thursday.
The Cook and Bartenders Union negotiated for about seven months, and 95% of their members voted in late September to authorize a citywide strike.
The strike will be the union’s first since 1991 and reflects activity in the entertainment and auto industries where workers are seeking better compensation and benefits to deal with higher living costs and a tight labor market, and comes as companies report record profits. record.
The Culinary and Bartenders Union has been negotiating for about seven months. AP About 95% of Cooks voted in late September to authorize a citywide strike.Getty Images
The Las Vegas union, considered one of the most powerful in the country, is demanding higher wages, stronger protections against new technologies that could threaten jobs, a reduction in high quotas for domestic workers and better safety for workers.
The union said it has several agreements with casinos. “Economically, companies have made some moves but we are millions of dollars apart,” Ted Pappageorge, Secretary-Treasurer of the Culinary Union told reporters on a call.
MGM and Caesars did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Wynn declined to comment on the strike deadline.
Culinary Workers Union members rallied along the Strip on Oct. 25. 2023, in Las Vegas. AP
“When we reach an agreement on a contract, it will be the largest increase our workers have seen in the four decades since we began interacting with the Culinary Union,” Caesars Entertainment CEO Thomas Reeg told investors in an earnings call on Tuesday.
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