“Culinary Union has created a strong middle class in Nevada in nearly 9 decades and our union has a long proven track record of making sure no worker is left behind whether full time, part time, or temporary,” Ted Pappageorge, secretary-treasurer for the Culinary Union, said in the release. “The Culinary Union will not allow workers to be discarded as there isn’t a shortage of workers, there is a shortage of good jobs with benefits and wages and that’s why the Culinary and Bartenders Unions negotiated with covered employers and Goodwrx for temporary employees to get strong union wages, health care benefits, and protections.”
In the app, temporary workers can accrue hours toward eligibilty to receive a pension through the Culinary Pension and union health care through the Culinary Health Fund, according to the release. Temp workers can also obtain part-time or full-time status with employers as soon as positions open up.