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Tropicana Showdown As Vegas Union Sit-In Halts Traffic And Triggers Arrests

Northbound traffic on Tropicana Avenue briefly turned into a parking lot yesterday evening when members of Culinary Workers Local 226 sat down in the street at University Center Drive in Las Vegas, blocking cars and ending up in handcuffs.

 
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The union said Wednesday’s action was aimed at disadvantaged-business-enterprise operators at Harry Reid International Airport, where nearly 400 hospitality workers are employed across 21 outlets represented by the Culinary and Bartenders unions.

The press release warned that, if no agreement is reached, escalations such as strikes could disrupt airport operations during the busy holiday travel season.

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