{"id":329192,"date":"2024-08-29T22:42:17","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T03:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=329192"},"modified":"2024-08-30T09:38:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T14:38:21","slug":"two-dozen-union-members-arrested-at-virgin-las-vegas-during-labor-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/two-dozen-union-members-arrested-at-virgin-las-vegas-during-labor-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Dozen Union Members Arrested at Virgin Las Vegas During Labor Protest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some 23 workers and union leaders were arrested as they picketed at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas<\/a> on Thursday evening, the union revealed.<\/p>\n

\"Culinary
Culinary Union Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge, pictured above. Twenty-three union members were arrested while picketing Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on Thursday. (Image: X)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The picketing began on Harmon Avenue before demonstrators sat down in the hotel\u2019s porte-cochere, an entrance which is used by vehicles.<\/p>\n

The demonstration was organized by the Culinary Union as it attempts to reach a contract with the Las Vegas hotel.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a statement, the Culinary Union described the demonstration as \u201can act of nonviolent civil disobedience.\u201d<\/p>\n

The union represents some 700 hospitality workers<\/a> employed by the Virgin Las Vegas. They are seeking a five-year contract. The last contract expired in June 2023.<\/p>\n

Among those taking part in the picketing were Culinary Union<\/a> Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge<\/a> and President Diana Valles.<\/p>\n

We took negotiations to the streets this evening to send a clear message to Virgin Las Vegas that it\u2019s time to do … right by their workers,\u201d Pappageorge said in a statement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe last main table negotiations with the company took place in early July, but unfortunately the company continues to stand by its proposal of $0 in raises for the first three years\u201d of a five-year contract.<\/p>\n

“The company hasn\u2019t offered more than zero in wage increases for the first three years of the contract since the first day of negotiations and it\u2019s disappointing that we haven\u2019t seen real movement,\u201d he added. Management\u2019s proposal and treatment of workers is \u201cunacceptable,\u201d Pappageorge said.<\/p>\n

Management Isn\u2019t Serious<\/h2>\n

\u201cI picketed outside Virgin Las Vegas because I feel like they aren\u2019t serious about making things right with us,\u201d Pamela Holmes, an usher at Virgin Las Vegas, said in a statement. \u201cIt feels wonderful to see all the union members come out and support us this evening on the picket line and be in solidarity with us. I know that all the union workers in this city have our back and we won\u2019t give up fighting until we win the best contract ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Isabel Gonzalez, a guest room attendant at Virgin Las Vegas echoed that sentiment, saying “I want to send a message to Virgin Las Vegas that we are here, we are union, we are gonna stay union, and we want a contract now. Everyone else on the Las Vegas Strip and in Downtown Las Vegas has a new contract and fair raises. Why won\u2019t the company do what\u2019s right by us?\u201d<\/p>\n

Recent Strike<\/h2>\n

In May, the Culinary and Bartenders Unions organized a two-day strike against Virgin Las Vegas, which is owned by JC Hospitality, LLC<\/a>. It was the first Culinary Union strike in 22 years.<\/p>\n

The hotel released a statement to Casino.org<\/em> on Thursday.<\/p>\n

“Virgin Hotels Las Vegas is disappointed by the Culinary Workers Union 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165 plan to picket our property this afternoon. We have made every effort to negotiate in good faith and prioritize the well-being of our team members.\u00a0 At the end of our last negotiating session on July 11,\u00a0we informed the Union that we were willing to meet again as soon as the Union was ready to do\u00a0so.\u00a0Since\u00a0then,\u00a0the Union has not contacted us with any potential meeting dates.\u00a0 It is disappointing to us and all of our stakeholders that the Union is spending time trying to gain leverage through the media rather than working cooperatively and constructively to bring these negotiations to a mutually satisfactory conclusion.\u00a0 Our operations will be unaffected by the picket,\u00a0and we remain committed to providing exceptional service.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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