The union members are currently working under an expired contract at eight of the MGM Resorts, the Caesars Entertainment properties, and the Wynn/Encore Resorts. In total, 22 casino and resort properties employing 40,000 union members are operating under expired contracts.
An additional 25 casinos at the Las Vegas Strip and Downtown Las Vegas, including the Trump Hotel Las Vegas, are also operating under a contract extension and could be subject to a strike when that contract expires.
Mr. Pappageorge said that the union is hoping to strike a deal on a “fair contract as soon as possible.” The marquee demand for the union is “the largest wage increases ever negotiated in the history of the Culinary Union,”...