MEDIA ADVISORY FOR:
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
MEDIA CONTACT:
Bethany Khan: bkhan@culinaryunion226.org ▪ (702) 387-7088
Ahead of Superbowl LVIII, Culinary Union to host a press conference with UNITE HERE, AFL-CIO, NFL Players Association, and non-union workers at Allegiant Stadium
Las Vegas, NV - Ahead of Superbowl LVIII, the Culinary Union is hosting a press conference with the AFL-CIO Sports Council, UNITE HERE, the NFL Players Association, and employees at Allegiant Stadium as non-union workers demand the right to organize and win a better future for themselves and their families.
WHO:
*D. Taylor, President of UNITE HERE
*Lloyd Howell, Executive Director of the NFL Players Association
*JC Tretter, NFLPA President, NFL player representative - Number: 73 (Green Bay Packers / Center, Guard), 64 (Cleveland Browns / Center)
*Ted Pappageorge, Secretary-Treasurer for Culinary Union
*Diana Valles, President of the Culinary Union
*Non-union workers at Allegiant Stadium
*Culinary Union members
WHAT: Culinary Union press conference UNITE HERE, AFL-CIO, NFL Players Association, and non-union workers at Allegiant Stadium
WHEN: Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 10:00am pacific
WHERE: Culinary Union HQ - Enter off of Door C (1630 South Commerce Street Las Vegas, Nevada 89102). Livestream will be available at: www.Facebook.com/Culinary226.
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ABOUT CULINARY UNION:
Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165, Nevada affiliates of UNITE HERE, represent 60,000 workers in Las Vegas and Reno, including at most of the casino resorts on the Las Vegas Strip and in Downtown Las Vegas. UNITE HERE represents 300,000 workers in gaming, hotel, and food service industries in North America.
The Culinary Union, through the Culinary Health Fund, is one of the largest healthcare consumers in the state. The Culinary Health Fund is sponsored by the Culinary Union and Las Vegas-area employers. It provides health insurance coverage for over 145,000 Nevadans, the Culinary Union’s members and their dependents.
The Culinary Union is Nevada’s largest Latinx/Black/AAPI/immigrant organization with members who come from 178 countries and speak over 40 different languages. We are proud to have helped over 18,000 immigrants become American citizens and new voters since 2001 through our affiliate, The Citizenship Project.
The Culinary Union has a diverse membership which is 55% women and 60% immigrants. The demographics of Culinary Union members are approximately: 54% Latinx, 18% white, 15% Asian, 12% Black, and less than 1% Indigenous Peoples.
Culinary Union members work as: Guest room attendants, cocktail and food servers, porters, bellmen, cooks, bartenders, laundry and kitchen workers. The Culinary Union has been fighting and winning for working families in Nevada for 89 years.
CulinaryUnion226.org / @Culinary226
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