Las Vegas casino strike averted after Wynn Resorts reaches settlement with alliance
Wynn Resorts this week became the latest casino company to reach a deal with Las Vegas hotel workers, with the two sides reaching a "tentative agreement" early Friday.
The new deal averts a looming strike just three hours before union members were set to strike.
Details of the new contract were not immediately available, but it is for five years and covers more than 5,000 employees at Wynn Resorts Las Vegas' two hotels, the Wynn and Encore.
The Culinary Union also announced that it was proposing "the largest wage increase ever negotiated."
Additionally, "job reductions for housekeeping staff, mandatory daily housekeeping, enhanced safety measures for workers, expanded technical contract provisions, expanded recall rights, and the right for union workers to support non-union restaurant workers who wish to join the union by walking in" . Picket lines. "Respect," the Culinary Alliance said in a statement.
After seven months of negotiations, we are proud to say that this is the best contract and financial package we have won...in our 88-year history," Culinary Union Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge said in a statement issued Friday.
βWorkers will receive significant pay raises each year for the next five years, maintain our robust union health insurance, union pensions and comprehensive union benefits, while making historic progress in reducing workloads at home and improving workplace safety and engagement. Achieving significant improvements in worker-related aspects. Having the ability to... "Have a say in the impact of technology on our jobs and ensure that the union and its members can support non-union hospitality workers who wish to join our union." "
United Front
In a show of unity, both sides issued statements praising the agreement and praising each other.
We commend Wynn Resorts for agreeing to a great union contract...Wynn Resorts has been a great partner for a long time and we are proud that workers will enjoy the success they helped build,β Union express.
Wynn spokesman Michael Weaver added: "We firmly believe that only the most talented and skilled employees, working in an environment where they feel valued and well compensated, can deliver our unique Wynn and Encore guests experience.β
"We are pleased to reach an agreement with Culinary Workers Union Local 226 that fulfills our shared goal of providing employees with excellent benefits and comprehensive compensation in an unparalleled work environment. Wynn has always maintained a relationship with Unite Here based on mutual respect and shared interests. Relationships based on doing what's best for the people who matter most to us: our employees. This year is no different."
Hotel employees at Wynn Resorts, Caesars Entertainment Corp. and MGM Resorts International must approve the new contracts before they take effect.
The Culinary Alliance reached tentative agreements with Caesars and MGM earlier this week.
About 35,000 hotel employees in Las Vegas have been working without contracts since September. About 95% of workers had previously approved the strike.
If union members strike, it could affect the Las Vegas Grand Prix, which starts on November 16 and ends on November 18. The event is expected to draw more than 100,000 visitors to Las Vegas.
Detroit strike continues
Nationwide, 3,700 workers at Detroit's three gaming venues have been on strike since Oct. 17, including the Hollywood Casino in Greektown, the MGM Grand Detroit and the Motor City Casino Hotel.
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