Aiming to secure another 5-year contract at Virgin Las Vegas, 700+ hospitality workers gathered in the Culinary and Bartenders Unions went on a 48-hour strike from May 10, at 5 AM till May 12 at 5 AM. Described as historic, the strike aimed to push the company to start respecting its employees by providing them better working conditions and higher wages by securing a new 5-year union contract.
Founded in 1938, the Culinary Union gathers workers of various profiles, including guest room attendants, cocktail and food servers, porters, bellmen, cooks, bartenders, laundry, and kitchen workers. Members of the union come from 178 countries and speak over 40 different languages, making it a large international community.
Representing one of the largest healthcare consumers in Nevada, the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and the Bartenders Union Local 165 represent 60,000 workers statewide.
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