MEDIA ADVISORY
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Media Contact:
Bethany Khan ▪ BKhan@culinaryunion226.org ▪ (702) 387-7088
Culinary Union Workers and Community Allies Coming Together to Watch First and Only US Senate Debate between Cortez-Masto and Heck
Program before debate will discuss important healthcare issues
What: Over a hundred Culinary Union and community members will gather to watch Nevada’s first Senate debate. Prior to the debate, organizers will host a program to discuss the issues at stake including healthcare.
Who: Members of Culinary Union, canvassers, and political organizers from Center for Community Change Action’s Immigrants Win campaign, and general public.
When: Friday, October 14 at 6:30pm. Debate start time is 7pm.
The pre-program will begin at 6:30pm. Culinary Union members will be available for interviews before and after the debate.
Where: Watch party will be at the Culinary Union. (1630 South Commerce Street Las Vegas, NV 89102)
Why: For decades, the Culinary Union has fought for good healthcare. Tomorrow night before the debate, workers will discuss how the election results could impact their health plan and what politicians think about plans like the Culinary Union Health Fund.
The Senate contest between Joe Heck and Catherine Cortez-Masto is one of the most important in the country. Culinary Union members from across the Strip and Downtown have taken a leave of absence to deliver Nevada for candidates who will fight for working families including Hillary Clinton, Catherine Cortez-Masto, and Ruben Kihuen.
The debate between Cortez-Masto and Heck will be an important moment for voters to see how different the candidates are. The Culinary Union has endorsed Catherine Cortez-Masto because she is a hard-working Nevadan who will deliver results in Washington for workers and their families.
Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165, Nevada affiliates of UNITE HERE, represent over 57,000 workers in Las Vegas and Reno, including at most of casino resorts on the Las Vegas Strip and in Downtown Las Vegas. UNITE HERE represents 270,000 workers in gaming, hotel, and food service industries in North America.
The Culinary Union is Nevada’s largest immigrant organization with over 57,000 members - a diverse membership that is approximately 55% women and 56% Latino. Members -who work as guest room attendants, bartenders, cocktail and food servers, porters, bellmen, cooks, and kitchen workers- come from 167 countries and speak over 40 different languages. The Culinary Union has been fighting for fair wages, job security, and good health benefits for working men and women in Nevada for over 80 years.
The Culinary Union is encouraging Nevada locals, political candidates, and tourists to avoid staying at/or patronizing hotels under an active labor dispute such as Station Casinos, Palms Casino Resort, and the Trump Hotel Las Vegas. To see the full list properties with an active labor dispute, go to: VegasTravelAlert.org.
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*Paid for by the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.