FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
MEDIA CONTACT:
Bethany Khan: bkhan@culinaryunion226.org ▪ (702) 387-7088
JOINT STATEMENT by Bartenders Union, Culinary Union, Operating Engineers 501, and Teamsters 986 regarding the Venetian/Palazzo:
The Culinary Union is pleased to announce that a card check neutrality agreement has been reached between The Venetian Resort Las Vegas / The Palazzo at The Venetian Resort and the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165. Teamsters Local 986 and Operating Engineers Local 501 have also entered into card check neutrality agreements with the Venetian/Palazzo.
Our unions have historically worked with Apollo Global Management in Las Vegas and in other major metropolitan areas across the United States and we are hopeful as thousands of workers, employed at the only two non-union casinos remaining on the Las Vegas Strip, will have the opportunity to choose whether to unionize while management remains neutral and respects their choice.
As union organizers continue to have conversations with workers at the Venetian/Palazzo, we are respectfully listening to what is important to workers, what they would like to preserve, and if there are improvements they would like to see implemented.
Our unions look forward to the opportunity to bring the Las Vegas union standard, combined with the unique practices and benefits currently offered, to the Venetian and Palazzo workers.
“I’m really excited that the Venetian/Palazzo is respecting my choice and remaining neutral as my coworkers and I choose whether to unionize,” said a Gladys Henderson, a floor attendant at the Venetian for 15 years. “My coworkers and I are excited for what the future holds for us and are grateful to have this opportunity.”
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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 88 years.
CulinaryUnion226.org / @Culinary226
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