Wynn Resorts, Caesars Entertainment, and MGM Resorts International operate the 18 gaming properties that the workers’ strike will affect. Yet, 95 percent of the staff authorized a strike in October.
Reports show that the 35,000 hospitality employees in the region haven’t had a contract for over a month. The two casino workers’ unions revealed on Thursday that they will call a strike on the Strips’ casinos and hotels on November 10. Ted Pappageorge, Culinary Union’s Secretary-Treasurer revealed that their members are ready to lay down tools if their employers won’t create favorable work contracts. The Culinary Union and Bartenders Union have thousands of members in Las Vegas who are planning to start their strike next week.
