Casino.org<\/em> last month that companies being able to develop their own plans and not publish them set up the gaming community for a disaster.<\/p>\nThe response to testing availability is more divided. The union\u2019s site says 11 are offering COVID-19 testing, but 14 others aren\u2019t. There\u2019s no information available on the remainder.<\/p>\n
Inside the Union<\/h2>\n
The Culinary Union Local 226 and the Bartenders Union Local 165 represent 60,000 workers in Las Vegas and Reno and represent workers at several Strip resorts.<\/p>\n
The organization stands as one of the more diverse labor groups in the US, with members representing nearly 180 countries and fluent in more than 40 languages.<\/p>\n
As the largest labor organization in the state, it plays a major role in Nevada politics. The union opted not to endorse a candidate in the state\u2019s Democratic presidential caucus and raised concerns about healthcare reform pushed by US Sen. Bernie Sanders. who ended up winning the caucus.<\/p>\n
The proposed reforms could affect the insurance the union has secured for nearly 150,000 union members and their families.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The largest union in Nevada announced on Saturday it intends to file a lawsuit on Monday against \u201cmajor Las Vegas Strip casino companies\u201d to protect workers from COVID-19. The Culinary Union plans to hold an online press conference at 11 am PT Monday to discuss the proposed suit. Among those scheduled to speak will be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":140076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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