FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
MEDIA CONTACT:
Bethany Khan: bkhan@culinaryunion226.org ▪ (702) 387-7088
STATEMENT by Culinary Union Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge regarding rescinding the endorsement of Judge Suzan Baucum:
Previously, the Culinary Union had issued a rare dual endorsement of Rebecca Saxe and Suzan Baucum in the Las Vegas Justice Court Department 13 race.
Today, the Culinary Union is rescinding the endorsement of Suzan Baucum after an October 23, 2022 social media post included Judge Suzan Baucum, in a group endorsement photo with the Republican candidate for Nevada governor, Joe Lombardo.
Joe Lombardo is a threat to workers and our values. He does not stand with working families in the fight against Wall Street landlords, Big Oil, Big Pharma, and greedy corporations.
As the largest organization of workers in Nevada, we will continue to elect political leaders who will protect Nevadans, and so the Culinary Union is supporting Rebecca Saxe in a sole endorsement in the Las Vegas Justice Court Department 13 race for the 2022 Midterms.
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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 45% 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 87 years.
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