Labor leader D. Taylor, whose four-decade career in union organizing included helping Culinary Workers Union Local 226 become a Nevada political power, stepped down after 12 years as president of UNITE HERE, the local’s 300,000-member parent organization.
UNITE HERE said Taylor’s departure took effect Easter Sunday but didn’t make the announcement until Monday morning. “I believe the next generation of leaders should get their shot,” Taylor said.
Taylor, 67, whose given name is Donald but has always gone by D., will continue to serve as chairman of the union’s health and welfare fund and support ongoing efforts to organize the gaming industry.
He said Monday that the Culinary in Las Vegas, which has 60,000 members, could grow to up to 70,000 or 75,000 members, given the prospects for organizing several nonunion resorts, including The Venetian and Fontainebleau Las Vegas.
