Las Vegas hospitality worker unions set Feb 2 strike deadline

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08/01/2024 19:14

Jan 8 (Reuters) - Unions representing hospitality
workers in Las Vegas said on Monday they will ask their 7,700
members to go on a strike on Feb. 2, if they do not have a labor
contract by then. 
    The Culinary Workers and Bartenders Unions are engaged in
contract negotiations with 21 casino resorts in Las Vegas.  
    The unions warned that they might launch targeted strikes
sooner at individual properties if contract negotiations break
down ahead of the strike deadline.
    In case an agreement on a new contract is not reached by the
set deadline, negotiations would cease and labor demonstrations
would begin outside of casino properties followed by strikes,
the union added in a statement.  
    The Las Vegas unions are demanding higher wages, stronger
protections against new technology that may threaten jobs, a
reduction in steep quotas for housekeepers, and improved safety
for workers.
    Last year, MGM Resorts International and Caesars
Entertainment reached a deal with Las Vegas union members just
days before the strike deadline. 

 (Reporting by Pratyush Thakur in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh
Kuber)
 ((pratyush.thakur@thomsonreuters.com;))