When asked for comment, Bethany Khan, a spokesperson for the Culinary Union, says gaming properties in Las Vegas “already pay much higher than $15 and have for years, because the Culinary Union has set an unrivaled standard in Nevada.”
She says the average Culinary Union member earns $26 an hour — including health care coverage and other benefits.
“We don’t see an employee shortage,” Khan further told Casino.org. “It’s more that employers haven’t been bringing workers back to work.”