After a five-hour drive from Los Angeles, we arrived in Las Vegas at the Culinary Workers Union Local 226. That afternoon, we had the opportunity to be with lead organizers and workers there for an hour-and-a-half conversation.
We learned that the Culinary Workers Union is the largest workers' organization in Nevada. It is mainly an immigrant organization made up of people from 173 countries. The union is 55 percent Latinx, and 54 percent of the members are women.