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As homelessness rises, annual resource fair offers one-stop connection to housing, social services
Only a few hours before beginning her shift working as a security guard, Lakera Minner is sitting down with a housing coordinator trying to begin the process of finding a home for her and her three children. Minner and her children, 12, 8 and 7, were evicted in July. Since then, she has struggled to […]
Culinary workers get 10% wage increase in 1st year, 32% increase over 5 years under new contracts
The Culinary Workers Local 226 workers are ratifying new contracts with the three largest resorts this week, but the union is still negotiating with 24 other smaller properties on the Las Vegas Strip and Downtown Las Vegas. Caesars Entertainment overwhelmingly voted on Monday to approve for a new , five year contract that included wage […]
LV council adopts ‘order out corridor’ ordinance; ACLU warns it will be challenged
The City of Las Vegas unanimously adopted an ordinance that prohibits people convicted of any crimes committed within the tourist corridor downtown from returning to the area. While the city’s “order out corridor” ordinance, modeled after a Clark County law passed in August 2022, goes into effect Sunday, the council said it plans to consider […]
MGM, Culinary reach tentative agreement, Wynn on deck
Less than 24 hours before a strike deadline, Culinary Workers Local 226 reached a tentative contract agreement with MGM Resorts International, the union announced Thursday morning. The announcement comes a day after the union and Caesars Entertainment reached a tentative agreeement Wednesday morning. Negotiations are ongoing with the other major casino corporation where the contract […]
Immigration Clinic eyes future funding for Community Advocacy Office
For nearly two years, the UNLV Immigration Clinic’s Community Advocacy Office has been able to provide legal representation for cases that are the “most complex in immigration law,” the clinic’s director Michael Kagan told Clark County Commissioners Tuesday. And with funding dedicated through the end of next year, Kagan told commissioners the clinic would need […]
Culinary gives resorts until Nov. 10 to avert ‘largest hospitality workers strike in history’
Culinary Workers Local 226 officials said resorts have until next Friday to put forward a contract that meets wage demands, secures worker protections against automation replacing jobs, and mandates daily room cleanings or around 35,000 union workers will commence a strike. After months of negotiating with MGM Resorts, Caesars, and Wynn, Culinary Union Secretary-Treasurer Ted […]
Las Vegas seeks to ban ‘chronic offenders’ from Fremont area
The City of Las Vegas wants to ban people convicted of crimes from parts of downtown, replicating a Clark County ordinance passed last year that enabled a similar prohibition on the Las Vegas Strip. Ahead of the proposal being introduced Wednesday at the Las Vegas City Council meeting, the ACLU of Nevada warns the measure, […]
Culinary draws inspiration from Detroit while ramping up pressure on the Strip
Thousands of casino union members in Detroit, including workers from MGM Grand hotel, went on strike last week. In Las Vegas, Culinary Workers Local 226 Local Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge Monday said action in Detroit is “showing us the way” as the Culinary warns of an impending strike of hotels on the Las Vegas Strip. Pappageorge […]
Formula 1 officials say efforts to resolve traffic issues ‘still a work in progress’
With less than 30 days away before Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix shuts down a portion of the resort corridor including the Las Vegas Strip, preparations for the event are already causing traffic nightmares for the people who make the Strip work. And officials for the event described efforts to resolve issues related to […]
Legislative Dems killed daily room cleaning mandate. Culinary Union threatens to strike over it.
As the Culinary Union warns it will strike in the coming weeks if resorts don’t agree to increase wages, reduce housekeeping quotas and mandate daily room cleanings, union leadership blamed legislative Democrats for getting rid of the law requiring everyday room cleanings in the first place. Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge said Democratic leadership “turned its back” […]
Housing justice groups launch eviction watch program to observe hearings, provide oversight
While observing eviction proceedings Tuesday at Las Vegas Justice Court, Ben Iness of the Nevada Housing Justice Alliance was struck by the final words from the judge following the majority of cases where a summary eviction was granted: “Good luck.” “In that courtroom, tenants have no solutions and no recourse to navigate such a life […]
Health district, RTC offer pop-up produce stand to combat food insecurity
With food insecurity still rampant throughout Southern Nevada, the route to access healthy foods isn’t always easy. The Southern Nevada Health District and the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada are trying to address accessibility issues by putting a pop-up produce stand at the bus stop. Partnering with Prevail Marketplace, a local farmers market, the […]