One of the largest unions in a right-to-work state is the Culinary Workers Union (UNITE HERE Local 226), which represents 57,000 hotel and casino workers in Las Vegas and Reno. Not only does the union maintain 95 percent membership, it’s a power player in state and national politics. In last fall’s election, “We worked really hard to make Nevada blue,” says Vice President Geoconda Arguello-Kline. Every day, 100 or more rank and filers showed up to volunteer, she says, talking to thousands of voters.
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