Hundreds apply for jobs at Virgin Las Vegas as Culinary workers’ strike continues

Monday, November 18, 2024 8:30 PM
  • McKenna Ross, Las Vegas Review Journal

Workers at Virgin Hotels enter their fourth day of striking with no negotiations scheduled as of Monday morning.

Culinary Local 226 members walked off the job Friday after negotiators could not reach a tentative agreement for a new five-year contract for its roughly 700 members at Virgin. The hospitality workers union said they would withhold their labor until a deal giving them wage increases could be achieved.

The picketing puts pressure on the off-Strip hotel-casino, located on east Harmon Avenue and Paradise Road, to get a deal done before the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix starts on Thursday.

But Virgin is moving forward with contingency plans.