Las Vegas casino workers vote for first mass strike in more than 30 years

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Guardian


Culinary Union represents 25,000 members at 34 casino-resorts
Wide range of staff involved but not croupiers and poker dealers

Associated Press
Wed 23 May 2018 12.27 EDT

Las Vegas casinos could watch tens of thousands of employees walk off the job for the first time in more than three decades after union members voted to authorize a strike at any time starting on 1 June – a move that could cripple the city’s world-famous resorts.

About 25,000 members of the Culinary Union who work at 34 different casino-resorts across the tourist destination cast ballots in two sessions on Tuesday, showing the collective power of the largest labor organization in Nevada. The move hands union negotiators a huge bargaining chip as they work to solidify new five-year contracts.

Workers directly involved in the desert city’s fundamental activity of gambling – such as croupiers or poker dealers – are not involved in the talks.

Workers with roles critical to making a big casino-cum-hotels run, such as bartenders, housekeepers, cocktail and food servers, porters, bellmen, cooks and other kitchen workers are at the heart of it. Industrial action would affect properties on the famous Strip, including Caesars Palace, Planet Hollywood, Bellagio, MGM Grand, Stratosphere, The D and El Cortez.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/23/las-vegas-casino-strikes-workers-vote-walk-out-date

[underpants]

1. What's the over/under on them walking out ?

[zentrum]

2. Fantastic News!

So important for unions to come back now that the Supremes have blocked class action suits by workers against bosses.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

3. Power to the People

You Go ON with that. Good job!!!

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Actual numbers are closer to

50k workers. And yes,the strike vote has been taken. Wall Street thinks they can replace all these people?

[oasis]

5. Union Yes! I'd like to see jellyfish Sen. Dean Heller, weigh in on this.