...Warren must also appease members of the Culinary Union, an influential labor union that represents 60,000 casino workers and whose endorsement is aggressively sought by candidates...
"We need to protect the insurance we already have, to fight for what we have," says Frank Benitez, a 32-year-old housekeeper on the Strip. "We're going to keep an eye on" what candidates propose to do about people with private insurance, he says.
Kimberly Williams, a 45-year-old housekeeper at the Bellagio Hotel, says she gets free healthcare for herself and her children, who have asthma and have been able to see the same doctor their whole lives. "We fought many, many years to get the benefits we do have," Williams says. "I would definitely lean toward the candidate who would allow me to keep my union benefits."