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PANEL: Line in the Sand - Strikes in Las Vegas!

This year, the Culinary Union is celebrating our 90th anniversary and our proud legacy of winning for working families in Nevada. For nearly a century, Culinary Union has stood shoulder-to-shoulder with workers, transforming Nevada’s largest industry into one where hospitality workers have strong contracts, fair wages, and respect on-the-job.   On November 20th, 2025 at 6pm, Culinary Union hosted a "POWERFUL HISTORY PANEL: Line in the Sand - Strikes in Las Vegas” moderated by D. Taylor, former UNITE HERE President.   D. Taylor is one of the labor movement’s most experienced organizing leaders. He began as a Shop Steward while working in a Washington, D.C. restaurant, then moved to Nevada where he helped grow Culinary Union from 18,000 to more than 55,000 members and played a key role in the historic Frontier Strike. As UNITE HERE President from 2012 to 2024, he set ambitious organizing goals, added 140,000 new members, strengthened industry standards for workers, led major legislative and immigrant rights efforts, and guided the international union through the COVID-19 crisis while securing recall rights and expanded health care protections.    Panelists include: *Wanda Henry - 1970 and 1976 striker  *Mario Sandoval - 1990 Horseshoe striker *Mirna Preciado - 1991-1998 Frontier striker   *Peseta James - 2024-2025 Virgin Las Vegas striker Generations of workers sacrificed and organized to win the union difference.  Culinary Union's history is proof that when workers are united, we win. Join us!