LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – The Culinary Union has announced plans for a strike at Virgin Hotels starting next Friday, a week before the Las Vegas Grand Prix begins.
In a press release Friday, union leaders stated that the strike will begin on Friday, Nov. 15 at 5 a.m. and include 700 hospitality workers. The strike is the latest union effort to push for a new 5-year union contract.
This will be the union’s first strike in 22 years.
Negotiations between the union and the hotel have been on-going throughout the year, but union leaders say the latest request for a main table negotiation has not been answered.
“The contract at Virgin Las Vegas expired on June 1, 2023, and workers are fighting for a new contract that secures a better future for their families,” said Ted Pappageorge, Secretary-Treasurer for the Culinary Union. “That’s why the Culinary Union has called for a strike… and urges Las Vegas locals and customers to not cross the strike line in solidarity with the workers.”
FOX5 has reached out to Virgin Hotels for comment, but has yet to hear back.
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