MEDIA ADVISORY FOR:
Friday, October 17, 2025
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Sunday, October 19, 2025
MEDIA CONTACT:
Bethany Khan: bkhan@culinaryunion226.org ▪ (702) 387-7088
Culinary Union members to share message at When We Were Young Festival presented by 7-Eleven and related events: Some food from festival sponsor comes at cost of low wages and expensive health care
LSG Sky Chefs workers prepare some prepackaged foods like salads and sandwiches for certain 7-Eleven locations across the U.S.
Las Vegas, NV - Workers for catering company LSG Sky Chefs will be present to share a message outside events associated with the When We Were Young presented by 7-Eleven music festival. They will share with festivalgoers that some fresh food products sold at 7-Eleven convenience stores come at the cost of low wages and health care benefits that cost too much for many workers to afford.
WHO: Culinary Union members, including those employed by catering company LSG Sky Chefs.
WHAT: Culinary Union members distribute materials outside When We Were Young Festival presented by 7-Eleven and related events.
Visuals: Full-size billboard and banner reading “7-Eleven Stand Up for Sky Chefs workers”; mobile LED billboard circling the Strip and festival grounds; workers distributing branded ear plugs, glow sticks, and palm cards.
WHEN:
*Friday, October 17, 2025 from 6:30pm-8:30pm
*Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 11am-1pm
*Sunday, October 19, 2025 from 11am-1pm
WHERE:
*Friday: Area15 (W Desert Inn Rd & Rancho Dr) and Las Vegas Festival Grounds (S Las Vegas Blvd & Circus Circus Dr).
*Saturday & Sunday: Las Vegas Festival Grounds (S Las Vegas Blvd & Circus Circus Dr).
WHY: 10,000 workers are employed by LSG Sky Chefs in cities across the U.S., including about 200 in Las Vegas. Some Sky Chefs workers make prepackaged sandwiches, salads, and other fresh food items up for sale at certain 7-Eleven stores.
7-Eleven is the primary sponsor for When We Were Young presented by 7-Eleven. Sky Chefs workers plan to educate festivalgoers about their fight for a new contract by engaging with the public outside the festival and associated “Side Show.”
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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 Latino/a, 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% Latino/a, 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 90 years.
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