Las Vegas is preparing to host hundreds of thousands of people for next week's Formula 1 debut on the Strip.Ī strike would be the latest in a series of high-profile actions nationwide in what has been a big year for labor unions. 'Life can be hard out there, so I understand what they're fighting for.' 'I try to stand in solidarity with other workers,' he said. He said if a strike had coincided with his travel plans, he would have ditched his dinner reservations rather than cross a picket line. Guray said he didn't know that tens of thousands of hotel workers were in the middle of contract negotiations before he planned his trip. The only item on his itinerary was a dinner reservation with a friend at one of his favorite restaurants - Bacchanal, the luxury buffet at Caesars Palace. Outside Caesars Palace on Wednesday, visitor Joshua Guray told The Associated Press he came in on a morning flight from Los Angeles and had planned to be in Las Vegas for less than 24 hours. The pact with Caesars came after 20 hours of bargaining that began Tuesday and stretched into Wednesday morning.Ĭaesars said in a statement that the agreement '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. The union caught a break at dawn Wednesday when it reached a tentative deal with Caesars that covers 10,000 workers at the company's flagship Caesars Palace, as well as Flamingo, Harrah's, Horseshoe, Paris Las Vegas, Planet Hollywood, Cromwell and Linq. Since April, the union has been fighting for new five-year contracts for its members who work at 18 properties owned or operated by MGM Resorts, Caesars Entertainment and Wynn Resorts. The union is scheduled to negotiate Thursday with Wynn Resorts.

'Historically, this is pretty much how it always goes: As soon as one company reaches a deal, the others just fall right in line,' said Bill Werner, an associate professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, whose research includes hospitality law and labor relations.īut, he said, 'I would say this is as close as we've come in a long time to an actual strike.' Personal Loans for 670 Credit Score or Lower Personal Loans for 580 Credit Score or Lower Best Debt Consolidation Loans for Bad Credit

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