She makes $16.25 an hour and is pushing for a wage increase to account for the rising cost of living and to attract workers, as her department has been severely understaffed, which has contributed to increased workloads and a lot of overtime. “I have to think about which bill to pay at the end of the month because I have to have the money either for the rent or for the bills and then I’ll pay the other with the next check.” In all, 11 of the 21 remaining Las Vegas resort properties without new labor deals are located downtown.“It’s expensive.

'We're willing to on strike for our contract,' she said. When asked if she is ready to go on strike if need be, Claudia Avalos, a room attendant at the Rio, said she won't hesitate. With the MGM, Caesars and Wynn deals, the union boasted that it secured the largest wage increases it has ever negotiated. 'But they're going to have to share the wealth or we're going to take strike authorization votes and we're going to set strike deadlines.' 'We're happy these companies are making great money,' he said. The Oakland A's have plans to build a $1.5 billion baseball ballpark at the site of the Tropicana while the owners of the Mirage, Hard Rock, hope to build a new guitar-shaped resort where the Mirage now sits.Īs for the workers without labor deals, Pappageorge says strike deadlines could be announced as soon as late January, but that's only if agreements aren't reached. Pappageorge said at the time that those two contract negotiations were fast-tracked because of redevelopment plans for the plots of land where those properties are located.

That includes spots like the Rio, Treasure Island, Sahara Las Vegas, and most casinos downtown.Įarlier this month, the union - which represents over 50,000 casino workers in Las Vegas - came to terms on new labor deals for employees at the Mirage and the Tropicana. The parties Pappageorge referenced include 21 casino operators in Las Vegas, which employ around 7,500 workers. 'We're giving them opportunities, but we're not getting contracts done,' said Ted Pappageorge, secretary-treasurer of the Culinary Union, during an interview with Channel 13 on Thursday. LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - The Culinary Union avoided worker strikes with the biggest casino companies on the Strip, but thousands of resort employees in Las Vegas still face that possibility.

Casino on union