Las Vegas Culinary Staff Give Union Authority to Call Strike (1)

More than 50,000 Las Vegas-based hospitality workers have voted to authorize a strike if negotiations with the city’s biggest resorts fail to yield a new contract.

The Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165, which represent about 53,000 culinary workers in Las Vegas, voted by a 95% margin Tuesday to allow union leadership to call a strike. The union’s members include room attendants, servers, bartenders, and kitchen workers.

Approximately 40,000 employees are working under expired contracts at 22 properties owned by MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment Corp., and Wynn Resorts Ltd., after the workers ...