In a statement Tuesday night, MGM Resorts said it has a decades-long history of successfully bargaining with the union and believes that “both parties are committed to negotiating a contract that is good for everyone.”Ĭaesars did not respond to emailed requests for comment, and Wynn Resorts said they had no comment. The union is scheduled to return to the bargaining table next week with MGM Resorts, Caesars and Wynn Resorts. Virgil was among 53,000 housekeepers, cocktail and food servers, porters, cooks, bartenders and other hotel employees in Las Vegas eligible to participate in the vote. “We are the glue that keeps these hotels together, and we should be paid what we deserve,” Deanna Virgil, a longtime employee at Wynn Las Vegas, told The Associated Press after casting her vote. Contracts for 40,000 of those members recently expired.
In Nevada, the Culinary Union is the largest labor union, representing about 60,000 hospitality workers statewide. Hollywood writers strike to end on Wednesday as WGA, AMPTP finalize labor contract
