Video / Rest in power, Reverend Jesse Jackson.

Rest in power, Reverend Jesse Jackson.

Working people in Las Vegas and across the country are mourning the loss of a champion, Reverend Jesse Jackson. In 1990, we were on strike at the Horseshoe, and for nine long months, almost no one would stand with us, but Rev. Jackson did. We were told that we couldn’t march in the street and if we did, there would be arrests. Rev. Jackson came to Las Vegas, stood shoulder to shoulder with workers, led us on that march, and not one worker was arrested.  At a time when our fight felt uphill, he gave us courage and hope. He kept showing up, walking picket lines during the Frontier strike, and standing with workers organizing at the Venetian and the Trump Hotel Las Vegas.  Rev. Jackson believed in workers, immigrants, and civil rights for all. We feel his loss deeply, but his legacy lives on in every picket line, organizing drive, and contract fight where workers demand respect and a better future.  We will honor him by marching forward and doing what he always told us: Keep hope alive.