A spokesperson for Wynn issued a statement, saying, “We look forward to ratification of our agreement soon, and to providing the legendary service for which our employees are known to the thousands of race fans about to join us.” The final push in negotiations came just one week before the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, an event expected to draw 120,000 people and bring in $1.3 billion to the city.

“We applaud Wynn Resorts for agreeing to a great union contract which will ensure workers are protected with the best health care benefits, highest wage increases ever, and union job security,” said Ted Pappageorge, secretary-treasurer for the union. history.Īcross the three powerhouse employers in Las Vegas, the union says it was successful in securing the largest wage increase ever negotiated in the union’s 88-year history, workload reductions for guest room attendants, increased safety protections, expanded technology contract language, and the right for unionized workers to support non-union restaurant workers seeking to unionize by respecting their picket lines. deadline, Wynn came to a tentative agreement for a new five-year contract for its approximately 5,000 hospitality workers at Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Resort, averting what may have been the largest hospitality strike in U.S. on Friday, November 10, if a deal was not made for new contracts before then.Ĭaesars first made a deal with Culinary Workers Union Local 226 on Wednesday, November 8 MGM followed suit, reaching its tentative agreement with the union on November 9. The union had issued a notice to Nevada’s three largest gaming employers, MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment, and Wynn Resorts, stating that 35,000 hospitality workers would walk off the job at 5 a.m. Hospitality workers in Las Vegas reached a tentative agreement with Wynn Resorts just three hours before the culinary union was prepared to go on strike.

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