Francisco Rufino, a cook at a cafe inside Paris Las Vegas, said he voted yes because after working in the industry for more than 20 years, he is worried his salary won’t be enough to cover the increasing cost of living.
“The members of our union are determined to fight for what they want — I imagine it’s what I want, too — protection of good wages, protection of benefits and being able to provide for my family,” Rufino said in Spanish. “Wages are my biggest concern … But to be frank, it's not difficult for me to say that I'm going to be out picketing to fight with my colleagues.”
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Lino Paredes, a union member who works as a banquet steward at Wynn Las Vegas, said he often feels overworked and underpaid.
“Rent, food, gas, everything is going up but our salaries aren’t,” Paredes said in Spanish. “After the pandemic, there has been an overload of work that we are experiencing throughout the city. In all the casinos, we are being overworked.”