Culinary Union leader reports Las Vegas Strip resorts making ‘some movement,’ but strike still a possibility

Tuesday, October 31, 2023 8:15 PM
  • Katie Ann McCarver, Las Vegas Sun

The lead negotiator for Culinary Workers Union Local 226 says Las Vegas Strip resorts have shown “some movement” in contract talks on wages and health care, job safety and job training, technology and other issues.

But on other issues, including workload reduction and the reinstatement of daily room cleaning, the resorts are not “nearly” where they need to be, Ted Pappageorge, secretary-treasurer and chief negotiator for Culinary, said Monday.

“I think we’ve been able to make some movement, but if we were having to make the decision today, it wouldn’t be enough,” he said. “And I think these workers would authorize a strike.”