“No matter if you’re auto workers, if you’re teachers, if you’re writers, if you’re screenwriters, the whole concept is we just want a fair way of making a living,” said Leslie Lilla, a cocktail server at the Bellagio. It would also follow hospitality workers walking off the job last month at Detroit’s three casinos, including MGM Grand Detroit. It would be the latest in a series of high-profile actions around the country in what has been a big year for labor unions, including walkouts in Hollywood and UPS’ contentious negotiations that threatened to disrupt the nation’s supply chain. Negotiations with MGM Resorts are scheduled for Wednesday and Wynn Resorts on Thursday.Ĭaesars did not immediately comment on the tentative agreement, but CEO Thomas Reeg said in a recent earnings call, “When we reach an agreement on the contract, it’s going to be the largest increase that our employees have seen in the four decades since we started interacting with the Culinary Union.”īethany Khan, a spokesperson for the union, said terms of a deal with Caesars would be pending approval from the union's rank and file and would be made public once approved.Ī strike would cut to the heart of the city's economic backbone and significantly disrupt operations at some of the most recognizable Las Vegas hotel-casinos as they prepare to host hundreds of thousands of people for next week's Formula 1 debut on the Strip. 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 early 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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