Christine Cook, a uniform control attendant at Wynn, said in a statement provided by the union that her favorite parts of the new contract are “the wage increases and the retroactive pay because it will help my family and I have a better future and achieve our dreams.”
President Joe Biden sent his congratulations to the union, saying hospitality workers should always be able to provide for their families.
“These workers understand better than just about anybody that a job is about more than just a paycheck.,” Biden said in a statement. “It’s about dignity. It’s about respect. Most importantly, it’s about being able to look your kid in the eye and say, ‘Honey, it’s going to be okay.’”
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Rory Kuykendall, a bellman at Flamingo Las Vegas, said in September after voting to authorize a strike that he wanted stronger job protection against the inevitable advancements in technology to be written into their new union contract.
“We want to make sure that we, as the workers, have a voice and a say in any new technology that is introduced at these casinos,” he said.
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Jennifer Black, a guest room attendant at Flamingo Las Vegas, described her first job in the hospitality sector as “back-breaking.”
A typical day on the job, she said, requires her to clean 13 rooms after guests have checked out. Each room takes between 30-45 minutes to clean, but rooms that haven’t been cleaned for a few days, she said, take more time to turn over.
“We’re working through our lunch breaks to make it,” she said. “Our workload is far too much.”