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Hospitality workers will once again rally on the Strip this week as Culinary Local 226 continues to pressure hotel employers to negotiate a deal for a new five-year contract.

CBRE’s John DeCree met with more than 20 companies and came away with an optimistic outlook with record convention, special events traffic.

Hundreds of hospitality workers picketed on the center Strip this week, calling for Vegas’ hotel-casino companies to reach a contract that tries to address the rising cost of living.

Members of the Culinary Local 226 union in Las Vegas will picket outside of casinos on the Las Vegas Strip on Thursday.

Culinary Local 226 said it will hold “informational picket lines” in front of eight resort properties on the Las Vegas Strip this week.

“They’re dealing with the same thing in L.A. that we’re dealing with in Las Vegas,” a Culinary union official said of striking hotel workers.

Las Vegas hospitality workers voted to authorize a strike in the city’s dominant industry but experts say a tight labor market could force a deal before any walkouts occur.

On Tuesday, thousands of workers gathered at the Thomas & Mack Center at UNLV to vote to strike major casino and resort operators, MGM, Caesars and Wynn/Encore.

Las Vegas hospitality workers could make history this year if a citywide walkout occurs.

Culinary Union members will decide Tuesday if they are prepared to strike over negotiations in citywide contracts for the hospitality industry on the Strip and in downtown Las Vegas.