UNITE HERE’s Culinary Union to drive turnout in Nevada during 2020 General Election: We vote. We win. For our families.

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UNITE HERE’s Culinary Union to drive turnout in Nevada during 2020 General Election: We vote. We win. For our families.  

Las Vegas, NV – UNITE HERE’s Culinary Union is running an aggressive political effort in Nevada for the 2020 General Election. The Culinary Union, the strongest force in the Battle Born state, is mobilizing tens of thousands of hospitality workers to elect candidates who will fight for our families.

The Culinary and Bartenders Unions have proudly endorsed Joe Biden as the next President of the United States of America and Kamala Harris as the next Vice President of the United States of America. The Culinary Union endorsement guide is here.

The Culinary Union’s political program for the 2020 General Election, which is responsive to the COVID-19 global pandemic, began on August 1, 2020 and is (and will continue to be) the largest in the state. The battle-tested political program has over 200 hospitality workers canvassing and making phone calls to get out the vote in Reno and Las Vegas.

The Culinary Union drove turnout during the 2020 Nevada Primary with a campaign that was planned and executed specifically for the shelter-in-place directive. The current General Election campaign is built off of that successful model. As the only organization with canvassers in the streets knocking on doors, talking to voters, and getting out the vote for Biden/Harris, the Culinary Union is committed to defeating Trump on Election Day in Nevada. 

Every political effort draws from the Culinary Union’s 85-years of rich knowledge of effective voter contact, which is rooted in the principle of working people talking to each other about the importance of building power through voting. 

“Donald Trump is a threat to the livelihoods of workers and our families,” said Geoconda Argüello-Kline, Secretary-Treasurer for the Culinary Union. “We are fighting to take back our country and we will deliver Nevada for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and candidates who will fight to protect Nevadans.”

La Unión Culinaria de UNITE HERE impulsará la participación de los votantes en Nevada durante las Elecciones Generales del 2020: Nosotros votamos. Nosotros ganamos. Por nuestras familias.

Las Vegas, NV – La Unión Culinaria de UNITE HERE está llevando una intensa operación política en Nevada para las Elecciones Generales del 2020. La Unión Culinaria, que es la potencia más fuerte del estado Battle Born (Nacido en Batalla), está movilizando a decenas de miles de trabajadores de hotelería para así elegir a candidatos que lucharán por proteger a nuestras familias. 

La Unión Culinaria y la Unión de Cantineros orgullosamente respaldan a Joe Biden como el próximo Presidente de los Estados Unidos de América y a Kamala Harris como la próxima Vicepresidente de los Estados Unidos de América. La guía de respaldos de la Unión Culinaria está aquí.

El programa político de la Unión Culinaria para las Elecciones Generales del 2020, que es sensible a la pandemia mundial de COVID-19, comenzó el 1º de agosto y es (y seguirá siendo) el más grande del estado. Este programa, probado en batalla, cuenta con más de 200 trabajadores de hotelería que están haciendo campaña y haciendo llamadas para sacar el voto en Reno y Las Vegas.

La Unión Culinaria impulsó la participación de los votantes en las elecciones Primarias del 2020 en Nevada con una campaña que fue planeada y ejecutada específicamente para la orden de quedarse-en-casa. Esta campaña para las Elecciones Generales se formó sobre la base de ese exitoso modelo. Como la única organización que tiene personas en las calles tocando puertas, hablando con los electores, y sacando el voto por Biden/Harris, la Unión Culinaria está comprometida a derrotar a Trump el Día de la Elecciones en Nevada.

Cada esfuerzo político toma algo de los 85 años de abundante conocimiento que tiene la Unión Culinaria de cómo tener un contacto efectivo con los votantes, lo cual se basa en el principio de que personas de clase trabajadora hablen entre sí de la importancia de formar una potencia a través de la votación.

“Donald Trump es una amenaza para el sustento de los trabajadores y de nuestras familias,” dijo Geoconda Argüello-Kline, Secretaria-Tesorera de la Unión Culinaria. “Estamos luchando por recobrar nuestro país y nosotros le entregaremos Nevada a Joe Biden y a Kamala Harris y a los candidatos que lucharán por proteger a los nevadenses.”

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 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 -- approximately 55% women, 54% Latinx, 19% White, 15% Asian, 10% Black, and less than 1% Indigenous Peoples — and consists of guest room attendants, cocktail and food servers, porters, bellmen, cooks, bartenders, laundry and kitchen workers. The Culinary Union has been fighting for fair wages, job security, and good health benefits for workers in Nevada for 85 years.  

CulinaryUnion226.org / @Culinary226 

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