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Culinary union reaches ‘historic’ deals with MGM, Caesars, and Wynn
The union says that the proposed five-year contracts will provide workers with historic wage increases, reduced workloads and other unprecedented wins.
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Culinary Union reaches tentative deals with MGM and Caesars
The Las Vegas hotel workers union reached a deal with MGM Resorts International, the largest employer on the Las Vegas Strip, on the heels of its breakthrough agreement with Caesars Entertainment, saying the agreement provides significant raises and safety improvements.
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Democrats demand more childcare funding to prevent closures
A June report from The Century Foundation found that without additional money, about 70,000 child care programs would probably have to shut down after this month.
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FBI investigates cybersecurity issue at MGM Resorts
Casino operator MGM Resorts International said Tuesday that resorts are open and an investigation is continuing after what it called a “cybersecurity issue” led to the shutdown of computer systems at company properties across the U.S.
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As strikes continue, Biden administration highlights its pro-union agenda
The administration’s show of support comes as unprecedented worker organizing — from strike authorizations to work stoppages — hit multiple industries this year, including, transportation, entertainment, hospitality and health care.
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Workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection in the US
A historic heat wave that began blasting the Southwest and other parts of the country this summer is shining a spotlight on one of the harshest, yet least-addressed effects of U.S. climate change: the rising deaths and injuries of people who work in extreme heat.
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Las Vegas food service workers to rally for better pay and benefits
Food service workers at a Las Vegas Strip arena demanding higher pay and better benefits are set to rally Thursday evening beneath the glittery lights of the famed tourist corridor amid ongoing negotiations for a union contract.
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Former Raider Henry Ruggs sentenced for fatal DUI crash
Former Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs was sentenced Wednesday to at least three years in a Nevada prison for killing a woman in a fiery crash while driving his sports car drunk at speeds up to 156 mph on a city street nearly two years ago.
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The design for the Las Vegas mass shooting memorial is one step closer to being approved
Fifty-eight candle-like beams are a key feature in the design concept chosen by a committee tasked with creating a permanent memorial for the victims of the 2017 Las Vegas Strip shooting massacre.
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US reconsiders Nevada geothermal plant that would threaten endangered toad
The area about 100 miles east of Reno is the only place the Dixie Valley toad is known to exist on earth.
