{"id":2095524,"date":"2023-11-09T16:51:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T21:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mgm-resorts-settle-labor-deal-with-vegas-unions-after-threatened-strike\/"},"modified":"2023-11-09T16:52:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T21:52:32","slug":"mgm-resorts-settle-labor-deal-with-vegas-unions-after-threatened-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mgm-resorts-settle-labor-deal-with-vegas-unions-after-threatened-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"MGM Resorts Settle Labor Deal With Vegas Unions After Threatened Strike"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fmgm-resorts-settle-labor-deal-with-vegas-unions-after-threatened-strike%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=2095524&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 is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The marquee\u2063 at MGM Grand Hotel &#038; Casino displays a message after the Las Vegas Strip resort was closed as the coronavirus continues to spread \u2063across the United States on \u2064March 17, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller\/Getty\u200c Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>1:40 PM \u2013 Thursday, November 8, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Unions that represent hospitality employees in Las Vegas reached a five-year tentative agreement with \u200dMGM Resorts\u2064 International for a new deal that will affect about 25,000 workers.<\/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>On Thursday, the\u200b Las Vegas hotel workers\u2019 union came to a five-year\u2064 tentative agreement with MGM\u200c Resorts International, the well-known employer on \u2064the Strip,\u2062 which covers approximately 25,000 employees at the Aria, Bellagio, Excalibur, Luxor, Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand, New York-New York, and Park MGM.<\/p>\n<p>The tentative \u2062agreement comes less than 24 hours before a threatened strike was \u2063set to happen \u200don November 10<sup>th<\/sup> that would have shut down the Strip. Las\u2063 Vegas hospitality workers threatened to walk off the\u2062 job in a strike against \u2063MGM Resorts International.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 Culinary Workers and Bartender Unions,\u2064 which represent about 53,000 total workers based in Las Vegas had been discussing a strike for \u200dnearly seven months. <\/p>\n<p>As a result, 95% of the union members voted in September to officially pursue a citywide strike.<\/p>\n<p>The negotiations, which were initiated in April, were discussed further as several unions across industries requested employers to provide them with better pay and benefits. <\/p>\n<p>The \u2062unions were demanding significant\u2063 wage increases, money for healthcare and pension, along with less excessive\u2063 housekeeping responsibilities.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAfter seven\u2063 months of negotiations, we are proud to \u2064say that this is the best contract and economic package we have ever won in our 88-year-history,\u201d Ted Pappageorge, the union\u2019s \u2062secretary-treasurer, stated.\u00a0\u201cWorkers have secured significant \u2064raises every year for the next five years,\u2063 preserving our great union health insurance, union pension, and comprehensive union benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Additional benefits are housekeeping workload reductions, \u2064advanced safety,\u2063 and \u201cthe ability to have a say in how technology impacts \u2064our work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MGM Resorts CEO Bill Hornbuckle made\u200d a statement regarding the company\u2019s employees.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cOur employees \u2064are the heart\u200c of\u200d our company and the driving force in the success we\u2019ve enjoyed in Las Vegas post-pandemic,\u201d Hornbuckle said. \u201cWe\u2019re pleased to have reached a tentative agreement that averts a\u200d strike, gives our Culinary Union employees a\u2063 well-earned boost to pay and benefits and reduces workloads, all while continuing to provide opportunities for growth \u200dand advancement.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Caesars Entertainment also made a statement regarding the agreement, saying that\u2063 the company \u201crecognizes the integral contributions our Team Members have made to the success we have seen in Las Vegas over\u2064 the last few years\u201d with \u201cmeaningful wage increases\u201d and abilities for \u200bgrowth linked to plans to bring more union jobs to the Strip.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, several hospitality workers\u200d stated that they would strike for as long as\u2063 necessary in order to receive\u200d beneficial contracts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI am willing to\u200d go on strike because\u2064 I have a 10-year-old daughter who comes to negotiations with me, and she is going to inherit all of this,\u201d said Tiffany Thomas, a guest room attendant at Mandalay Bay.\u200c \u201cI refuse to sit back and watch what we\u2019ve built crumble. I want my daughter to look at me and know I fought for a better future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s taken\u2062 a little too long in my opinion,\u201d said \u200bDaniel Busby, a fry cook at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino operated by Caesars, before the agreement was official. \u201cWe are just asking to be able to live a little bit more comfortably.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! \u200dReceive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe 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>Hialeah\u2019s mayor shows his support for President Trump in his run for the White House saying Trump follows through on his promises. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Department Of Homeland Security secretary testifies before the Senate to answer for the billions of dollars the \u200dBiden Administration requested.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Kari \u200bLake gives \u2064an update on her campaign for the\u200d Senate outlining the polices she would \u200cbring \u200dto Capitol Hill if she wins. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Senior Trump Advisor Jason Miller weighs in on Trump\u2019s policy of revoking visas for domestic Hamas \u200csupporters and\u2063 outlines some of his ideas \u200babout what free speech means in \u200cthe U.S..<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>An adviser \u200cto\u200c Europe\u2019s top court said an \u200dEU tribunal made legal errors when it ruled in favor of Apple.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Zeekr will this week publicly release some details of its plans to list \u200bshares in New York.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Top EU court backs Google, Meta, and TikTok\u2062 against \u200cAustrian law mandating hate speech deletion.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Amazon to invest millions in \u200cOlympus \u200dLLM model to rival\u2063 OpenAI and Alphabet.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What are\u2062 some of the specific \u2064terms of the tentative agreement between the unions and the company?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  S reached.\u2062 \u200b\u201cBut I\u2019m happy it\u2019s finally happening. We work hard and deserve fair compensation and\u200d benefits. It\u2019s about time the company recognized that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The tentative agreement is expected to\u200d be\u200c finalized \u2063and ratified in the coming \u2064weeks, and details of the specific terms have not yet been disclosed. However, it is reported that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mgm-resorts-settle-labor-deal-with-vegas-unions-after-threatened-strike\/\" title=\"MGM Resorts Settle Labor Deal With Vegas Unions After Threatened Strike\">deal includes annual wage increases<\/a> for the\u200b next five years, as well as enhanced healthcare\u200b and pension benefits for the union members.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement is seen as a significant victory for the \u2062unions and a positive development for the hospitality industry in Las Vegas.\u200c The prospect of a strike had raised concerns among hotel \u200cand casino operators, as it would \u2062have greatly impacted the city&#8217;s tourism and economy, which \u2064heavily rely on the attraction of the Las Vegas Strip.<\/p>\n<p>With this new agreement, both the unions and the company have expressed their satisfaction and commitment to working together\u200c for the benefit\u2063 of all parties \u200binvolved.\u2064 The agreement not only addresses\u2064 the financial concerns of the \u2063workers but also acknowledges their contributions to the success of the\u2063 resorts \u200cand offers opportunities for career advancement.<\/p>\n<p>This\u200c agreement comes\u2062 at a crucial time \u2063for Las Vegas as the city continues to recover from \u2062the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The hospitality industry, in particular, has faced significant challenges due\u2062 to \u200ctravel restrictions and reduced tourism. The new deal\u200c provides stability and security for \u2062the \u2063workers, which is essential for \u200cthe industry&#8217;s revival.<\/p>\n<p>As Las Vegas continues to \u200dbounce \u200cback, it is hoped \u200bthat this agreement sets a positive precedent for fair labor practices and employee\u2062 satisfaction in the hospitality sector. 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