Ted Pappageorge, secretary-treasurer of Culinary Workers Union Local 226, said he believed Trump's hostility toward allies had aggravated the tourism slowdown. Fewer visitors mean fewer customers in casinos and hotels, fewer restaurant covers, smaller tips, and reduced work hours and shifts, which in turn has driven layoffs for union members. Separate reporting has connected the airport's extended slide to the May 2026 bankruptcy and complete shutdown of Spirit Airlines, previously the airport's second-largest carrier, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Hoodline has also reported on how the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Honduran nationals threatens work authorization for up to 5% of the union's 60,000 casino and hospitality members facing a status cliff.
