The Culinary Local 226 union is continuing its series of negotiations with independent operators throughout Las Vegas, having recently announced new deals with several properties.
The most recent deals are as follows:
- January 25: The Strat, covering approximately 700 employees
- January 25: Hilton Grand Vacations, covering approximately 500 employees
- January 30: Circus Circus, covering approximately 700 employees
- January 30: Treasure Island, covering approximately 1,000 employees
- January 31: Plaza, covering approximately 250 employees
- February 1: Circa, The D and Golden Gate, covering approximately 780 employees between them
- February 2: El Cortez and Sahara Las Vegas, covering approximately 850 employees between them
The deals still need to be ratified by the respective staffs at later dates, and while details of the respective deals were not released, they are believed to mirror the deals signed last November with Wynn Resorts, Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts, which featured 32 percent wage increases over the course of the contract.
Also included in the contracts were protections related to workload, AI and other related technology, daily room cleaning and more.
According to FOX5 Las Vegas, there are about 3,600 union employees still without new contracts at 8 properties across the Strip and downtown, as of writing:
-Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
-Rio
-Binion’s
-Downtown Grand
-Four Queens
-Fremont
-Golden Nugget
-Main Street
The union had originally set a strike deadline of 5 a.m. on February 2 for all unsigned properties, but has since pushed back the deadline for the remaining properties to 5 a.m. on Monday, February 5, the same day that Super Bowl festivities begin in the city.
