{"id":2089091,"date":"2023-11-03T13:52:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T17:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vegas-strip-hotel-workers-could-go-on-strike-this-month\/"},"modified":"2023-11-03T13:55:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T17:55:33","slug":"vegas-strip-hotel-workers-could-go-on-strike-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vegas-strip-hotel-workers-could-go-on-strike-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Possible rewrite: Vegas hotel workers may strike this month."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvegas-strip-hotel-workers-could-go-on-strike-this-month%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2089091&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(AP Photo\/John Locher)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\">James\u2064 Meyers<\/a><br \/>10:46 AM \u2013 Friday, November 3, \u200c2023<\/h2>\n<p>Las Vegas hotels could be facing a \u200bmajor shortage of employees in\u200d the \u2063coming weeks. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Culinary Workers Union (CWU)\u200c has\u2063 set a deadline of November 10th for a potential strike. <\/p>\n<p>According to union spokesperson Bethank Khan, \u2062members currently earn an \u2062average of $26 per hour, \u2063including benefits. However, the exact pay \u2064increase being sought by the union has not been\u200d disclosed. The union has stated \u200cthat it is \u2064requesting the largest\u200c wage increases in its history.<\/p>\n<p>The union has \u2064threatened\u200b to strike at 18 different casinos, including Caesars Entertainment, Wynn Resorts, and \u200bMGM Resorts International, if an agreement is not reached by\u2064 the deadline.\u2063 <\/p>\n<p>The\u200d strike \u2064deadline falls just five days before the highly anticipated Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend, which is expected to \u200cattract 30,000 people, according \u200bto <em>Sky Sports<\/em>.  <\/p>\n<p>Ted Papageorge, the union\u2019s secretary-treasurer and\u200d chief contract negotiator, has urged tourists and Formula 1 attendees to support the workers by avoiding Las Vegas \u200cif a\u2062 strike occurs. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe will be communicating to ask customers that they should \u200dtake their business elsewhere,\u201d  Papageorge said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Pappageorge also voiced that \u200cthe union and its members hope it does \u200dnot have to \u2062come to a strike but that \u201cworkers are prepared, united and ready to strike if necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Nevada\u2019s\u200b largest \u200dlabor union, which represents nearly 60,000 members statewide, has not\u2063 gone on strike in decades.<\/p>\n<p>If the strike does occur, it could impact 18 properties, including Aria, \u200dBellagio, Excalibur, Luxor, Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand, New York-New York, Park MGM, Caesars\u2062 Palace,\u200c Flamingo, Harrah\u2019s, Horseshoe, Paris Las Vegas, Planet\u2062 Hollywood, The Cromwell, The Linq, and Wynn and\u200d Encore Resorts.<\/p>\n<p>Negotiations have been \u2064ongoing since\u2062 April, with union members advocating for higher wages and better working conditions. <\/p>\n<p>Hospitality\u200b workers have also been calling for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uaw-strike-deadlock-continues-experts-fear-repercussions\/\" title=\"UAW strike deadlock persists, repercussions feared by experts.\">improved job security<\/a>, stronger security protections, and the \u2062implementation \u2064of safety buttons. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t feel safe on \u2063the casino floor,\u201d veteran Bellagio cocktail waitress Leslie Lilla told <em>The Associated Press<\/em>. \u201cWe need enhanced security. We need emergency buttons in our service bars. We want to be protected, as\u2064 well as for our guests.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis is our time. \u200bThis is the labor\u200b movement\u2019s time,\u201d Lilla said. \u201cWe know that we \u200ccan\u2019t be\u2062 a society where it\u2019s just upper class and \u200dlower class. There\u2019s got to be a middle. Unions create that middle class.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive\u2063 breaking\u2062 news blasts directly \u200bto your inbox for free. Subscribe\u2063 here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>In the summer of 2020, the Black Lives Matter movement gained national attention.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>House GOP leadership outlines \u2064agenda priorities with a new speaker at the helm. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Ohio voters cast their ballots here, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vegas-strip-hotel-workers-could-go-on-strike-this-month\/\" title=\"Possible rewrite: Vegas hotel workers may strike this month.\">potentially impacting statewide abortion access<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Thousands of people are expected to \u2063attend a Free Palestine march in D.C. on\u200c Saturday, Nov \u200d4th.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The British PM championed a series of landmark agreements after the first AI safety summit, but a global plan for overseeing the technology remains a long way off.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Elon Musk\u2019s artificial intelligence startup xAI will release its \u200cfirst AI \u200bmodel to a select group on \u200dSaturday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>PayPal added nearly $4 billion\u200b to its market value \u200bafter pledging to become &#8220;leaner,&#8221; which excited\u2064 investors.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>China\u2019s most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/armed-robbers-force-car-off-los-angeles-freeway-in-daring-heist\/\" title=\"Armed robbers hijack car on LA freeway in bold heist.\">popular\u200c social media platforms\u2063 announced<\/a> that\u2064 &#8220;self-media&#8221; accounts with over 500,000 followers\u2063 will be required to display real-name information.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u2062 rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What specific compensation increases are \u2064the Culinary Workers Union demanding in order to address being overlooked and\u200c undervalued?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  D. \u201cWe\u2019re tired\u200b of being \u200doverlooked and undervalued. We deserve better.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The pandemic has brought significant challenges to the hospitality \u200dindustry, with many\u200c workers facing layoffs and reduced hours. As the\u200b industry begins to recover, employees are demanding fair\u2062 compensation and improved\u200c working conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The Culinary Workers Union \u200chas been at the forefront\u2064 of this fight, advocating for its members and the\u2064 entire workforce. With over\u200b 60,000 members statewide, the\u2064 union holds significant\u200b bargaining power.<\/p>\n<p>The union&#8217;s demands for wage \u2064increases \u2063are justified considering the cost\u2064 of\u200c living in \u2062Las \u200dVegas. As\u200b one of the most popular\u2062 tourist destinations in\u2062 the world, \u2062the city\u200c relies \u2062heavily\u200b on the hospitality industry.\u2064 Workers\u2062 in this industry play a vital role in ensuring \u200dvisitors have a memorable experience.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is not just about wages. The\u2062 union is also \u2064seeking improved\u200d job security and safety measures. The request for \u2064safety buttons highlights the importance of ensuring\u2064 a safe \u2064working environment\u200b for employees.<\/p>\n<p>The potential strike could have far-reaching implications, not just for\u2063 the casinos \u2062involved but also for the city as a whole. The Las Vegas Grand Prix,\u200c a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-joe-bidens-possible-diplomatic-non-boycott-of-olympics-no-big-deal\/\" title=\"China: Joe Biden's Possible Diplomatic Non-Boycott of Olympics 'No Big Deal'\">highly anticipated event<\/a>, \u200bis set to take\u200b place just days after the strike deadline. The \u200babsence of workers could\u2062 impact the overall\u200b experience for attendees and result\u2064 in\u200d negative publicity for\u200b the city.<\/p>\n<p>The union&#8217;s call for support from\u2064 tourists and Formula 1 attendees is a strategic move to exert pressure on the \u200dcasinos and draw attention to their cause. A strike would not only disrupt the operations of the affected properties but also send a strong message to\u200d the entire industry.<\/p>\n<p>Both parties involved\u2063 in the negotiations need to find \u200bcommon ground\u200c and reach a\u2064 fair agreement. The hospitality industry \u2064plays a crucial role\u2064 in the economic success of Las Vegas, and securing the\u2064 well-being of \u200bits workers is \u200cessential for long-term\u200d growth.<\/p>\n<p>The situation in Las Vegas is a stark reminder of the importance of \u2062fair labor practices and \u2064the power of\u2064 unions. As workers come together to\u200c demand better conditions, \u2063it \u200dis a chance \u2063for the industry to reassess its treatment of employees and\u2064 make necessary changes.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the outcome of these negotiations will not\u2063 only affect the \u2063workers \u200band \u200bcasinos involved but also\u200d shape the future of labor\u200d relations in the hospitality industry. It \u2062is a pivotal moment that highlights the\u200d need for \u200bfair compensation, improved\u200c job security, \u200band\u2062 enhanced safety measures\u200b in the\u2063 post-pandemic world.<\/p>\n<p>As the deadline approaches, all eyes\u2062 are on Las Vegas. \u200dThe outcome of \u2062these \u200dnegotiations \u200cwill \u200chave implications beyond the city, serving as a reminder \u200cof\u2062 the power workers hold \u200cwhen they stand \u200btogether\u2063 for their rights.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Las Vegas hotels face potential staff shortage as Culinary Workers Union sets November 10th deadline for strike. 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