Culinary Union

Culinary Union backs Nevada Rep. Steven Horsford’s plan to end subminimum wage, taxes on tips

It’s still unclear whether President Donald Trump’s pledge to end taxes on tips will make it into the final budget put forward by Republicans in ...

Striking workers at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas ratify contract

The longest strike in decades by Culinary Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165 is coming to an end after 69 days. A vote ...

Some AVN attendees passing on Las Vegas event due to Virgin Hotels strike

Promoting yourself at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, the industry’s largest trade show, is no cheap task. It’s one of the most important weeks of ...

Comedian cancels show at Virgin Las Vegas in solidarity with striking workers

A comedian has canceled a scheduled performance Saturday at Virgin Las Vegas because of the property’s ongoing labor dispute with Culinary Union Local 226 and ...

Culinary Union reaches contract agreement with Fontainebleau Las Vegas

The Culinary Union announced today it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Fontainebleau Las Vegas. While the union did not share many details, it ...

57 arrested in Culinary protests over Virgin Hotels contract negotiations

Minutes after forming a circle in the middle of the blocked-off road, two buses and a group of police officers arrived to arrest protestors one ...

Culinary Union workers go on strike at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas

Their chants starting before sunrise, about 100 Culinary Union workers picketed in front of Virgin Hotels Las Vegas today as they went on strike to ...

Culinary Union works not only to get Nevadans to vote, but to ensure ballots are counted

After knocking on around 900,000 doors across Nevada in the run-up to Election Day in support of Democratic candidates, the Culinary Union Local 226 and ...

Culinary Union announces strike against Virgin Hotels Las Vegas

Culinary Union Local 226 will be going on strike at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas starting Nov. 15, the union announced today. The union issued a ...

Harris, Culinary Local 226 are mobilizing their efforts for Election Day push in Nevada

Before her nationally televised town hall in Las Vegas last week, Vice President Kamala Harris took part in a more private meeting. The Democratic presidential ...

U.S. labor secretary helps celebrate contract at Las Vegas' Venetian

Standing in front of a sculpture spelling out the word “love” at the Palazzo, Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su compared the Culinary Union’s first ...

Nevada unions rallying to amplify Harris’ campaign

While the Culinary Union’s ground game for Democrats dominates headlines — even forcing Republicans to rethink their own campaign strategies — other labor organizations have ...

Historic: After two decades, Culinary Union has its first contract with Venetian, Palazzo on Strip

The tentative five-year agreement, which still needs to be ratified by the 4,000 unionized hospitality workers at the two properties, ends more than two decades ...

Union calls Virgin Hotels’ ‘final’ offer in contract negotiations ‘inadequate’

Virgin Hotels Las Vegas’ latest contract proposal for employees is “unacceptable for workers,” Culinary Union Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge said ...

Virgin Hotels sends 'final offer' in contract negotiations with Culinary Union

Virgin Hotels Las Vegas has made its “last, best and final offer” in ongoing contract negotiations with the Culinary and Bartenders unions, the business announced ...

Henderson, NLV seek approval to sponsor charter schools

The newly updated charter school law says that local governments’ school portfolios can only combine to take in 7% of their jurisdiction’s overall pupil enrollment.

Culinary yanks support from 17 incumbent Nevada Democrats

The Culinary Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165, long considered among the most powerful voices in Nevada politics, said they won’t be ...

Lacking pact, Culinary Union says workers striking at Virgin Hotels

The lack of wage increase proposals in bargaining with Virgin Hotels Las Vegas is the catalyst for an “economic strike” today by union workers, said ...

Culinary members set to strike for better conditions at Las Vegas hotel on Friday

Hundreds of Las Vegas hospitality workers are scheduled to participate in the Culinary Union's first official strike in more than two decades, as the organization ...

Culinary reaches deals with 6 Las Vegas casinos

Three more Las Vegas properties have come to an agreement with the Culinary Workers Union on a new five-year contract for hospitality workers, the union ...