The companies are the three largest employers on the Strip, covering roughly 35,000 union members. Hospitality workers at 18 properties operated by MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment and Wynn Resorts would be the first to walk off the job, union officials said. Here’s everything you need to know as a strike looms. “We are united with no daylight between departments,” said James Franklin, a Bellagio banquet server, adding that companies would need to “sign a fair contract” to avoid a strike. Meanwhile, its members – representing about 53,000 members in Las Vegas – are preparing for picket lines on Las Vegas Boulevard. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) housekeepers, bellmen, servers and other hospitality workers on the Las Vegas Strip are preparing to strike Friday morning if several employers do not agree to a new five-year contract by 5 a.m.Ĭulinary Local 226 officials have scheduled bargaining sessions with Caesars Entertainment on Tuesday, MGM Resorts International on Wednesday and Wynn Resorts on Thursday, the union said Monday.
Thousands of Culinary Local 226 members rally along Las Vegas Boulevard on Wednesday, Oct.
