MEDIA ADVISORY FOR:
Monday, June 9, 2025
MEDIA CONTACT:
Bethany Khan: bkhan@culinaryunion226.org ▪ (702) 387-7088
Culinary Union to attend the Stand Up and Fight Back rally today
Las Vegas, NV - On Monday, June 9th, 2025 Culinary Union will attend the Stand Up and Fight Back rally at the U.S. Courthouse in Downtown Las Vegas.
WHO:
*Ted Pappageorge, Secretary-Treasurer for Culinary Union
*Culinary Union members
WHAT: Stand Up and Fight Back Rally with SEIU 1107
WHEN: Monday, June 9, 2025 at 5:30pm
WHERE: Lloyd D. Gorge U.S. Courthouse (333 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89101)
WHY: On Friday afternoon, ICE agents in military gear carried out aggressive raids throughout Los Angeles targeting our communities.
During one of these actions, David Huerta, President of SEIU California and SEIU-United Service Workers West, was assaulted, injured, and detained while peacefully observing and standing up for immigrants’ rights. David remained in federal custody, until today.
As David’s court hearing took place on Monday. He was released and is now with his family. He still faces an unjust felony charge. While we’re relieved that David is out after three nights in detention, labor demands the Trump regime drop the unjust charge against him & end the raids!
This incident is a clear and troubling attack on our communities, our workers, and our First Amendment rights.
We will not remain silent.
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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.
CulinaryUnion226.org / @Culinary226
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