To the great credit of both the unions and the hotels, negotiations picked up steam as the deadline approached. Boyd Gaming reached agreements for Main Street Station and the Fremont last week. The El Cortez, The D, the Plaza, the Las Vegas Club, Binion’s and the Four Queens reached tentative agreements, as well. That left the Golden Gate, which happened to be the last Las Vegas hotel to suffer a Culinary strike, back in 2002, as the final local property without a new contract. Negotiators agreed to continue talking past the 5 a.m. Sunday strike deadline. The all-night negotiations resulted in a deal.
