3. One of the longest labor union strikes takes place in Nevada
Six years, four months, and 10 days—now, that’s a strike—one of the longest strikes in the history of the United States. It started in 1991, when 550 hospitality workers at the former Frontier Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip walked off their jobs to protest cuts to their wages, benefits, and pensions. Organized by the Culinary Workers Union 226, Bartenders 165, Teamsters 995, Operating Engineers 501, and Carpenters 1780, the workers protested 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Nearly 20 years later, in 2007, the Frontier was imploded to make way for Wynn Resorts.
2. The Las Vegas Strip becomes 100% unionized
The Fontainebleau Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip signed a contract with the Culinary Workers Union 226 in December 2024, so that as of January 1, 2025, the Strip became fully unionized. This was considered a major accomplishment for the 90-year-old union, which, along with Bartenders Union Local 165, represents close to 60,000 workers in Las Vegas and Reno.
A union contract includes standard protections such as health insurance, a legal service fund, a pension, and safety protections.