Culinary Workers Union Local 226 had a busy week leading up to the Memorial Day holiday.
On Wednesday, the union and its affiliated Bartenders Local 165 announced a three-year contract agreement with the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. A day later, the Culinary said it struck a five-year deal covering HMS Host workers at Harry Reid International Airport. On Friday, the Culinary and Bartenders reached a three-year deal with Resorts World Las Vegas.
Contracts with the two resorts, which still need to be ratified by workers, bring the properties in line with all other Strip contracts that expire in 2028.
MGM Resorts International operates the Cosmopolitan, and the contract covers nearly 2,500 non-gaming workers. In a statement, Culinary Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge said the contracts are similar to the five-year deals reached in 2023 and 2024 that included 32 percent salary increases and daily room cleaning in all hotel rooms.
The Resorts World contract covers 2,000 non-gaming workers.
At Reid Airport, the Culinary Union’s contract covers 1,100 food and beverage workers and the various restaurant-style outlets inside the airport’s terminals. However, the union is continuing to negotiate a contract with fast food and quick service venues covering 400 workers.
