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Nevada legislators approve coronavirus liability measure

August 6, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Labor Relations, Nevada

Legislators in Nevada have reportedly passed a controversial measure that would exempt certain industries from being sued should their workers get ill as a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic. Accordin...

Coronavirus-related concerns prompting Culinary Workers Union lawsuit

Adam Morgan

June 29, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Labor Relations, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In southern Nevada and the local branch of the Culinary Workers Union has reportedly announced that it will be filing a lawsuit against ‘major Las Vegas Strip casino companies’ concerning allegations that they ...

Las Vegas casino operators to initiate free coronavirus testing program

Adam Morgan

May 20, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Casino News, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Labor Relations

Three of the most prominent casino operators in Las Vegas are reportedly set to begin testing their employees for exposure to coronavirus as part of an effort that could see them given permission to partially r...

Nevada regulators formulate rules for re-opening casinos

Adam Morgan

May 8, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Casino openings, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Employment & Careers, Labor Relations, Nevada

Yesterday reportedly saw the Nevada Gaming Commission approve a set of rules that have been designed to prevent the further spread of coronavirus once the western state’s collection of 441 commercial casinos re...

Casino firms discussing post-coronavirus possibilities for Las Vegas

Adam Morgan

April 16, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Casino News, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance

Representatives for some of the largest casino operators in the United States are reportedly holding informal meetings in order to discuss possible ways to re-open Las Vegas to gamblers following the conclusion...

Fiesta Rancho Hotel and Casino workers vote to unionize in Las Vegas

Adam Morgan

June 17, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Employment & Careers, Labor Relations

In Nevada and the Local 226 branch of the Culinary Workers Union has announced that last week saw workers inside the Fiesta Rancho Hotel and Casino follow compatriots at five other sister venues in voting to un...

Casino-operating Fertitta brothers come under fire in Nevada

Adam Morgan

May 2, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Nevada

In Nevada, the Culinary Workers Union has officially asked the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as well as the NASDAQ bourse to investigate whether the brothers in control of American casi...

Wage dispute leads to picket lines outside Circus Circus Reno

Adam Morgan

April 24, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Economy/Finance, Labor Relations, Nevada

In Nevada, members of the Local 226 branch of the Culinary Workers Union reportedly picketed Circus Circus Reno last Thursday as part of an ongoing pay dispute with American casino operator Eldorado Resorts Inc...

Plaza Hotel and Casino reaches tentative union deal

Adam Morgan

July 4, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Employment & Careers, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Labor Relations

In Las Vegas, the Local 226 chapter of the Culinary Workers Union has reportedly reached a tentative agreement with the firm behind the Plaza Hotel and Casino that should see the downtown venue avoid a strike b...

MGM Resorts International agrees tentative Las Vegas union deal

Adam Morgan

June 4, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Employment & Careers, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Labor Relations

In Las Vegas, the Local 226 chapter of the Culinary Workers Union has reportedly reached a tentative agreement with casino operator, MGM Resorts International, only a day after coming to a similar arrangement w...

Las Vegas casino workers authorize citywide strike

Adam Morgan

May 23, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Employment & Careers, Labor Relations

In Las Vegas, yesterday reportedly saw some 25,000 members of two local trade unions overwhelmingly vote to authorize strike action if their leadership cannot agree on new five-year employment contracts with so...

Palms Casino Resort Spa workers vote to unionize

Adam Morgan

April 30, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Employment & Careers, Labor Relations

In Las Vegas, workers at the Palms Casino Resort Spa have reportedly overwhelmingly voted to unionize and are now set to be represented by the Local 165 branch of the Bartenders Union and the Local 226 chapter ...

UNITE HERE launches boycott against Donald Trump

K Morrison

September 28, 2016

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UNITE HERE, the parent union of the Culinary Workers Union, which is the certified bargaining representative of workers at Trump Hotel Las Vegas, on Tuesday, called for a national boycott of all business with t...

Senator Reid wants Las Vegas casino workers at Nevada Democratic caucuses

K Morrison

February 19, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Conferences / Trade Shows, Labor Relations, Nevada

In order to ensure ease of participation for tens of thousands of Las Vegas casino workers in Nevada’s Democratic caucuses on Saturday, Senator Harry Reid has had discussions with D. Taylor, the head of the sta...

Union looks to stall Station Casino IPO citing Deutsche Bank non-disclosures

Renee Kingsley

November 13, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Las Vegas, Economy/Finance, Labor Relations, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Nevada

Station Casinos was founded by Frank Fertitta Jr in 1976 and has built a strong presence in Nevada during the last forty years. The company which is still run by the Fertitta family currently operates 19 casino...