MGM Resorts International said in a statement Wednesday that 'a vote such as this is an expected part of the process.' The unions have proposed contract language to provide security for workers against sexual harassment, and the use of subcontractors and technology, among other issues, the culinary union said. Culinary Union members exit a university arena after voting on whether to authorize a strike, in Las Vegas on May 22, 2018. They include bartenders, room attendants, servers, cooks and kitchen workers. The properties that could be affected include those owned by MGM Resorts, Caesars Entertainment, Tropicana Las Vegas and other properties, the union says.Ĭontracts for the culinary and bartenders unions at 34 casinos expire at midnight May 31, covering around 50,000 workers, according to Culinary Workers Union Local 226. We want to come to an agreement, but the union and workers are preparing for a citywide strike if contracts are not settled by June 1,” Geoconda Argüello-Kline, secretary-treasurer for the Culinary Union, said in a statement. But it could give leverage to the unions in negotiations. The vote authorizes the union negotiating committee to call a strike any time after June 1, and does not mean that a city-wide strike will occur.
