“For decades, the Culinary Union has led the fight to protect tipped workers. From banning subminimum wages in Nevada to taking on the IRS over unfair tip allocations - no one fights and wins more. In the last year alone, we won $22 million in grievances for Culinary Union members and over the last decade, we’ve won more than $40 million in grievance victories. We’ve done it while fighting the IRS in a way no one else does, by organizing tipped hospitality workers and having political leaders like Congressman Steven Horsford with us at the table,” said Ted Pappageorge, secretary-treasurer for the Culinary Union.
Pappageorge also said, “Right now, Las Vegas is facing a real crisis in travel and tourism. The Trump Slump is real and it’s here. Last year visitation in Las Vegas was down 8%, while nationally it was down over 6% at a time when every other major country saw increases.”
The Culinary Union said it has spent more than 30 years fighting for fair wages, defeating efforts to implement a sub-minimum wage in Nevada and six other states, and advocating for fair taxation on tips for hundreds of thousands of workers in Nevada.