Caesars and MGM Resorts did not immediately respond to emailed requests for comment. A spokesperson for Wynn Resorts declined to comment. In Las Vegas, the 18 properties that could be affected by a strike are Aria, Bellagio, Excalibur, Luxor, Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand, New York-New York, Park MGM, Caesars Palace, Flamingo, Harrah’s, Horseshoe, Paris Las Vegas, Planet Hollywood, The Cromwell, The Linq, and Wynn and Encore Resorts. Nevada’s largest labor union, with about 60,000 members statewide, hasn’t gone on strike in decades.Ī walkout would be the latest in a series of high-profile labor unrest actions around the country - from walkouts in Hollywood to UPS’ contentious negotiations that threatened to disrupt the nation’s supply chain - and would follow hospitality workers walking off the job last month at Detroit’s three casinos, including MGM Grand Detroit. 15 with an opening ceremony and is expected to bring thousands of people to the Strip. 10 with casino giants MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment and Wynn Resorts.įormula 1′s Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend is scheduled to begin Nov. The Culinary Workers Union said about 35,000 members whose contracts expired earlier this year could walk off the job if deals aren’t reached by Nov. The tentative agreement, which must be ratified by a majority vote of the union members, ends seven months of negotiations with Wynn, according to a statement from Ted Pappageorge, Secretary-Treasurer for the Culinary Union.Tens of thousands of Las Vegas hotel workers fighting for new union contracts set a strike deadline Thursday, threatening major disruptions at more than a dozen resorts that could coincide with the Strip’s inaugural Formula 1 races later this month.

The Culinary Workers Union said in a statement Friday that the five-year contract includes the largest wage increases ever negotiated in its 88-year history, as well as increased safety protections, workload reductions for some workers, and expanded use of technology.

The tentative deal sets working conditions for 5,000 employees at two Wynn Resorts locations, and comes on the heels of similar agreements with Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International that covered roughly 35,500 workers. Hotel and restaurant workers in Las Vegas reached a tentative agreement with Wynn Resorts on Friday just hours before a deadline, averting a strike against casino owners that could have disrupted the tourist industry ahead of a Formula 1 race next week that's expected to attract thousands of visitors, the union said.

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