Culinary and Bartenders Unions Ratify Contract With MGM Grand Las Vegas

Members of UNITE HERE affiliates Culinary Workers Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165 voted to ratify a four-year collective bargaining agreement with MGM Grand Las Vegas covering about 4,000 workers, union officials said April 21.

Among union members who cast ballots April 16, a total of 99 percent voted to approve the proposed agreement, according to Bethany Kahn, a spokeswoman for Culinary Workers Local 226.

The contract covers the casino-resort’s staff of porters, bellmen, guest room attendants, cocktail servers, bartenders, food servers and cooks represented by Culinary Workers Local 226 and Bartenders Local 165, Nevada affiliates of UNITE HERE. ...