Culinary Union Local 226, Unite HERE’s largest local, issued a statement that read, “In 1990, when I was a bartender at the Horseshoe in Las Vegas,” during a 9-month strike, “almost no one would stand with us, but Rev. Jackson did,” said Executive Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge. “We were told we couldn’t march in the street, and if we did, there would be arrests. Rev. Jackson came to Las Vegas, stood shoulder to shoulder, led us on that march, and not one worker was arrested.”
“At a time when our fight felt uphill, he gave us courage and hope. And he kept showing up there,” Pappageorge added. “His legacy lives on in every picket line, organizing drive, and contract fight where workers demand respect and a better future. We will honor him by…doing what he always told us: Keep hope alive.”