FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Saturday, December 7, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY:
Media Contact: BKhan@culinaryunion226.org ▪ (702) 387-7088
Vice President Biden and Senator Warren to tour Culinary Health Center,
Senator Sanders to tour Culinary Academy of Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV - UNITE HERE's Culinary Union is hosting tours of the Culinary Health Center for Vice President Biden and Senator Warren, and a tour of the Culinary Academy of Las Vegas for Senator Sanders.
*Monday, December 9th from 3pm-3:30pm: Senator Warren tours Culinary Health Center (650 North Nellis Blvd Las Vegas, NV 89110). No media gaggle or press conference opportunity expected.
*Tuesday, December 10th from 9am-9:30am: Senator Sanders tours Culinary Academy of Las Vegas (710 West Lake Mead Blvd North Las Vegas, NV 89030). No media gaggle or press conference opportunity expected.
*Wednesday, December 11th from 9:30am-10am: Vice President Biden tours Culinary Health Center (650 North Nellis Blvd Las Vegas, NV 89110).
The Culinary Health Center is innovative, high-quality, and multi-service. Culinary Health Center is designed to provide increased access to primary, preventative, pediatric, urgent, dental, and vision care to tens of thousands of eligible Las Vegas Culinary Health Fund members. A second location of a Culinary “Free” Pharmacy is located at the Culinary Health Center.
NOTE: The Culinary Health Center will be open for patients. Photos and video showing patients faces are in violation of HIPPA and will not be permitted. Lots of opportunity for b-roll.
The Culinary Academy of Las Vegas, founded in 1993, is a nationally recognized model of labor and management cooperation and is a partnership between the Culinary and Bartenders Unions and 29 properties on the Las Vegas Strip. The Culinary Academy of Las Vegas has trained over 55,000 workers in high-quality programs which facilitate entry into the hospitality industry and improve workers’ ability to move up in their careers.
NOTE: Classes are in session, please be mindful of student’s right to privacy. Lots of opportunity for b-roll.
All media must RSVP for access: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfHKzw0pT9mbpOjMKEQSaNNvSHGI5uVxlOCipOVHYPJa6PE6g/viewform
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UNITE HERE’s Culinary Union hosts Town Hall events with Warren, Sanders, and Biden in Las Vegas, December 9-11
Town Hall b-roll: https://unitehere.box.com/s/8tqal74upn4eqs26uwg9ml3i0er6fxko
Livestream: www.Facebook.com/Culinary226
Follow along on Twitter: @Culinary226 & @UNITEHERE
WHAT: Town Halls with union members and Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Bernie Sanders, and Vice President Joe Biden to discuss issues important to working people in the 2020 U.S. presidential race.
WHO: Hundreds of UNITE HERE Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165 union members in Las Vegas, with leading contenders in the Democratic presidential primary.
WHEN & WHERE: Culinary Union, 1630 South Commerce Street, Las Vegas, NV 89102.
- Monday, December 9th, 2019: UNITE HERE’s Culinary Union Town Hall with Senator Elizabeth Warren at 6:15pm.
Media arrival: 5:30-6:00pm. Media RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfsKCOFXi3UAF28YA7iX4Xnvd_UlnXvY9sFjWQR02QN33Eh9g/viewform
- Tuesday, December 10th, 2019: UNITE HERE’s Culinary Union Town Hall with Senator Bernie Sanders at 11:15am.
Media arrival: 10:30-11:00am. Media RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOhXvSvxf44lNZNyS6MVv9SBkFG_IsPHFS2Uj4L3-uDdKQ6g/viewform
- Wednesday, December 11th, 2019: UNITE HERE’s Culinary Union Town Hall with Vice President Joe Biden at 11:15am.
Media arrival at 10:30-11:00am. Media RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJZACwTCxfBRPmWbuFb65OteOb-Tdbekxkc8YN-s_5U9uPnA/viewform
All media must RSVP for access. Space will not be available prior to indicated media arrival times. Reserved parking for satellite trucks on West New York Avenue and South Commerce Street.
WHY: UNITE HERE’s Culinary Union is hosting a series of Town Hall events in Las Vegas with leading Democratic candidates in the 2020 U.S. presidential race to discuss issues that matter most to its union members: Creating more good union jobs, healthcare, immigration, and more. In Nevada and across the country, UNITE HERE is united in one common goal: One Job Should Be Enough — enough to go to the doctor, to raise a family, to retire with dignity, and to live the American Dream.
Las Vegas is home to UNITE HERE’s largest locals — Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165, representing more than 60,000 members in Las Vegas and Reno. In Nevada, for nearly 85 years, UNITE HERE’s Culinary Union has built an organizing powerhouse that has made the critical difference in local and statewide races for political candidates supporting working families. UNITE HERE has committed to a substantial investment for its GOTV work, with major communications and grassroots voter outreach programs in Nevada, Arizona, Florida, and other key states in play in the 2020 election.
The events in December are part of a series of Town Halls that UNITE HERE’s Culinary Union is hosting, featuring leading Democratic candidates in the 2020 election.
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UNITE HERE has over 300,000 members working in the hotel, gaming, food service, manufacturing, textile, distribution, laundry, transportation, and airport industries in the U.S. and Canada. Learn more at www.unitehere.org.