The Culinary Workers Union (CWU), which represents tens of thousands of Las Vegas hotel and casino workers, is the latest major union to authorize a strike. It’s the first time in more than three decades that CWU members have voted to walk off the job.
On Sept. 26, 95 percent of CWU members who turned out at the Thomas & Mack Center on the University of Nevada–Las Vegas campus voted to approve a strike as part of efforts to secure a new five-year contract. The union didn’t establish a deadline for a walkout as its leaders continue to negotiate with hotels and casinos for higher pay, better benefits, and improved working conditions.
