“People are getting hammered with inflation and the cost of gas and food and housing,” said Ted Pappageorge, secretary-treasurer for the influential Culinary Union, which represents some 60,000 workers in Las Vegas and Reno — 60% of whom are Latino — working in the state’s service industry, including in casinos.
“Is it going to be competitive, down to the wire? Absolutely,” said Pappageorge, who backs Democrats. “But all the doom and gloom about a red wave, we don’t really buy into that. We’re optimistic about this election, but it’s going to take a lot of hard work.”
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