Can unions keep up the momentum?Ĭaesars said in a statement that it was excited to reach an agreement that “recognizes the integral contributions our Team Members have made to the success we have seen in Las Vegas over the last few years” with meaningful wage increases and opportunities for growth tied to plans to bring more union jobs to the Strip. Negotiations with MGM Resorts were scheduled for Wednesday and Wynn Resorts on Thursday.ĮXPLAINER: Labor movements are seeing historic victories this year. But the tentative agreement with Caesars could provide the momentum needed for the Culinary Union to win new 5-year contracts for all 35,000 of its members who have been working under expired contracts at 18 properties owned or operated by the casino companies. Friday with MGM Resorts International and Wynn Resorts.

The union said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the agreement toward a 5-year contract for about 10,000 workers came after 20 straight hours of negotiations.Ī walkout could still happen if deals aren’t reached by 5 a.m. The announcement came after several months of tense negotiations and just days before the Culinary Workers Union’s deadline for a strike. LAS VEGAS (AP) - The labor union representing tens of thousands of Las Vegas hospitality workers announced Wednesday that it had reached a tentative deal with casino giant Caesars Entertainment, a major breakthrough that could help avert an unprecedented strike at more than a dozen hotel-casinos on the Las Vegas Strip.

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