Operators of the $2.2 billion Sphere in Las Vegas and Culinary Workers Local 226 have reached a deal to allow the labor organization to unionize the entertainment venue’s workforce without interference from management.
The card check neutrality agreement – a voluntary process in which a worker signs a card recognizing union support – follows Culinary’s joint announcement on June 27 with the operators of the Venetian, Palazzo and Venetian Expo to begin organizing the properties’ non-gaming workforce with a promise from management not to intervene.
The Sphere, expected to open in late September with a residency by legendary rock band U2, began displaying images earlier this month on its 580,000-square-foot exosphere, the largest fully programmable LED screen on Earth.
