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November 13, 2023
LAS VEGAS — Debra Jefferies, a cocktail waitress at the Horseshoe Las Vegas, spent much of the week wondering whether she would be walking a picket line, as…
November 12, 2023
Culinary Union workers arriving for a strike vote at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas on Sept. 26, 2023. (Bridget Bennett/The New York Times) LAS VEGAS —…
November 11, 2023
LAS VEGAS — Debra Jefferies, a cocktail waitress at the Horseshoe Las Vegas, spent much of the week wondering whether she would be walking a picket line, as she did in 1984 — the last time there was a major strike among hospitality workers in the city. “There was solidarity back then, just like there has been right now,” said Jefferies, 68. “Each generation has stepped up to demand better working conditions.” Nearly 35,000 union members, including Jeffer...
November 10, 2023
Two big unions reached contract agreements with the three largest resort operators ahead of a series of events crucial to the city’s economic rebound.