by Bethany Khan
BKhan@CulinaryUnion226.org
After two days of voting in a National Labor Relations Board election, a majority of workers at the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas have voted YES to be represented by the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and the Bartenders Union Local 165 of UNITE HERE. Over 500 employees of the hotel are in the union’s bargaining units and were eligible to vote.
Trump Las Vegas workers voted in the NLRB election on December 4 and 5 at their hotel. This victory for workers at the luxury non-gaming hotel co-owned by businessman Donald Trump and casino owner Phillip Ruffin, comes nine months after workers at the Trump International Hotel Toronto voted to join UNITE HERE, and one week after the Trump Toronto workers ratified their first contract.
I’m so happy that our voices were heard and votes counted! said Carmen Llarull, a guest room attendant at the hotel. My coworkers and I look forward to negotiating a fair contract and making our lives better.
Trump Las Vegas workers have spoken loud and clear: They want respect, dignity, and the Las Vegas union standard, said Geoconda Arguello-Kline, Secretary-Treasurer of the Culinary Union. Trump Las Vegas should recognize the workers vote immediately and sit down with us to negotiate a contract as soon as possible.
I’m proud to work at this five-star hotel and am even prouder that we have joined the union, said Alma Zamarin, a food server at the property. My coworkers and I need fair wages, good benefits, and job security at the Trump Las Vegas, just like workers at other non-gaming properties on the Las Vegas Strip.
Culinary Workers Local 226 and Bartenders Local 165, Nevada affiliates of UNITE HERE, represent over 57,000 workers in Las Vegas and Reno, including at most of casino resorts on the Las Vegas Strip. UNITE HERE represents 270,000 workers in gaming, hotel, and food service industries in North America.
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