Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Attorney General (and gubernatorial hopeful) Aaron Ford and California Rep. (and possible 2028 presidential candidate) Ro Khanna all reneged on their commitments — not because of family emergencies or unanticipated conflicts or even because they decided they don’t like me (the latter being understandable, I suppose).
They all decided not to come for one reason: The Culinary Union is in a long-running dispute with Station Casinos, which owns the Durango. This conflict, stretching back decades, has resulted in a plethora of news releases from the Culinary and adverse National Labor Relations Board findings against Station Casinos but no long-term resolution in sight.
It's clear from my conversations with these politicians that the Culinary exerted pressure, and they were unanimous in asserting that they were shocked, shocked to learn IndyFest was being held at a nonunion property...
