Las Vegas: Teamsters avert strike, ratify union contract with Rio Hotel and Casino

Friday, January 16, 2026 2:31 PM
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  • Matthew Seeman, KSNV

Dozens of workers at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas have reached a new labor agreement, averting a potential strike at the off-Strip resort.

The Teamsters Union said Friday that workers voted in favor of ratifying a four-year collective bargaining agreement with the Rio.

This comes about two months after the union said the workers had authorized a strike in response to two years of stalled negotiations.

“Our members stood strong, and management had no other choice but to deliver,” Tim Vera, president of Local 986, said in a statement. “This win belongs to every worker who refused to be ignored, and it proves that when we fight as one, we secure real improvements.”