The union representing nearly 8,000 Las Vegas hospitality workers has called off strikes that were scheduled for this week, announcing tentative agreements or extended negotiations with casinos and hotels downtown.
The Culinary Workers Union Local 226 said late Sunday night it had reached a tentative agreement with the Downtown Grand Hotel and Casino and would be extending talks with the Virgin Hotel Las Vegas to avert a work stoppage.
Culinary workers and bartenders at 21 hotels and casinos in the city had set a strike deadline for Monday. The union then held a series of pickets in downtown Las Vegas and on the strip, resulting in tentative agreements in all but two locations going into the 11th hour.
Union spokesperson Bethany Khan called the Downtown Grand Hotel and Casino deal “the best contract ever,” and said they “expect a resolution on a new contract” with the Virgin Hotel in the coming weeks.
“These were tough negotiations and it took over 2 years of preparation, 10 months of negotiations, lots of hard work, committee meetings, sleepless nights, and worker-led organizing,” Khan said.
This was the second time in three months that thousands of Vegas hospitality workers threatened to go on strike. Widespread work stoppages were averted in November by three deals with Caesars Entertainment Inc., MGM Resorts International, and Wynn Resorts Ltd.
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