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Laid-off casino and hotel workers picketed at the Nevada statehouse on Tuesday to demand state lawmakers pass a bill to require their former employers bring them back at pre-pandemic wages rather than hire new workers.
Channel3000.com May 18, 2021 5:44 PM By SAM METZ AP / Report for America Posted: Updated: Samuel Metz Phil Jaynes, the president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 720, addresses demonstrators in front of the Nevada statehouse on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 in Carson City, Nev. Labor groups want state lawmakers to pass a bill guaranteeing workers laid off during the pandemic have a "right to return" and get first priority when resorts and casinos need to rehire workers. CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Laid-off casino and hotel workers picketed at the Nevada state...
‘The worst of all the catastrophes’ recedes in Vegas On a recent Wednesday night, the famous Las Vegas strip was teeming with tourists. Families crowded around the Fountains of Bellagio, enthralled by the light show as geysers of water soared hundreds of feet into the air while Frank Sinatra’s “Luck Be a Lady” blasted over the loudspeakers. Showgirls roamed the strip in pairs, posing for photos with visitors — for a fee. Street vendors hawked waters and balloons. The only noticeable reminder of the pandemic were the masks obscuring most of the faces. More than a year after the cor...