Culinary strike averted at three Strip-area resorts as Sahara reaches deal; Monday deadline remains for Rio, Virgin, and downtown

Culinary strike averted at three Strip-area resorts as Sahara reaches deal; Monday deadline remains for Rio, Virgin, and downtown

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  • McKenna Ross, Las Vegas Review-Journal
February 2, 2024 8:18 AM
  • McKenna Ross, Las Vegas Review-Journal

Hospitality employees at multiple Strip-area properties will not walk off the job following some late-night deals and deadline extensions between Culinary Local 226 and hotel-casino employers before a Friday morning strike deadline.

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The union reached tentative agreements with the Sahara for 650 workers, it announced Friday. Negotiators originally called the same deadline for eight downtown hotel-casinos, plus the Rio and Virgin hotels off-Strip, but extended it to 5 a.m. Monday for those properties.

The Plaza reached a tentative agreement early Wednesday morning for its 250 unionized workers, the first downtown property to do so. Other downtown properties that have struck deals include Circa, Golden Gate, The D and El Cortez.