It would also follow hospitality workers walking off the job last month at Detroit’s three casinos, including MGM Grand Detroit. It would also be the latest in a series of high-profile actions nationwide in what has been a big year for labor unions, including walkouts in Hollywood and UPS’ contentious negotiations that threatened to disrupt the nation’s supply chain. But, he said, “I would say this is as close as we’ve come in a long time to an actual strike.”

“As soon as one company reaches a deal, the others just fall right in line,” said Bill Werner, an associate professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, whose research includes hospitality law and labor relations. But the tentative agreement with Caesars could provide the momentum needed for the union to win new deals for its remaining 25,000 members who are still without contracts. The union said the agreement toward a five-year contract for about 10,000 workers came after 20 hours of negotiations.Ī sweeping walkout could still happen if the union cannot make deals with MGM Resorts International, the state’s largest private employer, and Wynn Resorts by 5 a.m. The announcement came after months of tense negotiations and just days before the Culinary Workers Union’s deadline for a strike. LAS VEGAS (AP) - The labor union representing tens of thousands of Las Vegas hospitality workers announced Wednesday that it has reached a tentative deal with casino giant Caesars Entertainment, a major breakthrough that could help avert an unprecedented strike at more than a dozen hotel-casinos on the Las Vegas Strip.

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