FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Thursday, November 7, 2024
MEDIA CONTACT:
Bethany Khan: bkhan@culinaryunion226.org ▪ (702) 387-7088
[Culinary Union members ready to begin another day of cure canvassing]
STATEMENT by Culinary Union Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge regarding the Culinary Union’s statewide ballot curing program in support of Senator Jacky Rosen:
With the senate race in Nevada being too close to call, the Culinary Union has already pivoted the army of political canvassers to focus on ballot curing to ensure that every vote for Senator Jacky Rosen is counted.
The Clark and Washoe County Registrars have urged voters to resolve ballot signature issues, and the Culinary Union has responded by running Nevada’s largest ballot cure operation statewide which is mobilizing over 200 canvassers on the ground in Las Vegas and Reno to knock on 24,000+ doors and connect 1-on-1 with Nevadans to protect their votes. Since October 29, the Culinary Union CURE Machine has been phone banking, texting, and canvassing daily and is prepared to go through November 12th at 5pm if needed.
While Culinary Union runs a cure effort in support of a former Culinary Union member, Senator Jacky Rosen to retain her seat, we celebrate Culinary Union member Linda Hunt’s election to Assembly District 17. As a dedicated Shop Steward and a fierce advocate for workers for over 45 years, Assemblywoman Linda Hunt represents the true working-class voice in the Nevada State Legislature and her resounding victory on Election Day by 64% reaffirms our mission to elect more Culinary Union members to office who will center worker’s issues and our voices.
The fight for working families in Nevada doesn’t end on Election Day. As we have done for 89 years, we remain unwavering in our commitment to fight and win for workers, no matter resides in the White House. As a union, we know what it takes to organize and stand up to those who seek to divide us, pit us against each other, and threaten our progress. We will always confront enemies of workers, whether they are corporations, billionaire bosses, or presidents.
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ABOUT CULINARY UNION:
Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165, Nevada affiliates of UNITE HERE, represent 60,000 workers in Las Vegas and Reno, including at most of the casino resorts on the Las Vegas Strip and in Downtown Las Vegas. UNITE HERE represents 300,000 workers in gaming, hotel, and food service industries in North America.
The Culinary Union, through the Culinary Health Fund, is one of the largest healthcare consumers in the state. The Culinary Health Fund is sponsored by the Culinary Union and Las Vegas-area employers. It provides health insurance coverage for over 145,000 Nevadans, the Culinary Union’s members, and their dependents.
The Culinary Union is Nevada’s largest Latinx/Black/AAPI/immigrant organization with members who come from 178 countries and speak over 40 different languages. We are proud to have helped over 18,000 immigrants become American citizens and new voters since 2001 through our affiliate, The Citizenship Project.
The Culinary Union has a diverse membership which is 55% women and 60% immigrants. The demographics of Culinary Union members are approximately: 54% Latinx, 18% white, 15% Asian, 12% Black, and less than 1% Indigenous Peoples.
Culinary Union members work as: Guest room attendants, cocktail and food servers, porters, bellmen, cooks, bartenders, laundry, and kitchen workers. The Culinary Union has been fighting and winning for working families in Nevada for 89 years.
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