It’s this whole mindset that they took on about profit maximizing, as they call it. Not giving you the tools you need to do your job on a nightly basis and not have to walk in and stress about that.” He continued, “It’s just not at my station, it’s been property wide. They do everything they can to make things difficult, you know, from not ordering proper products, not giving you cups to sell the drinks in. He said, “The company seems to trip over dollars to pick up pennies. Joseph explained that the casinos were constantly engaging in cutbacks. “I still make under $20 an hour,” he added. At first I was like, yeah, I remember the raises were pretty solid, but then I think about the raises I’ve had in 20 years, and it’s not even five bucks. Joseph, a bartender, also had not received $5 worth of raises in the past 20 years. Caesars reported $2.9 billion in revenue over the same period, while Wynn Resorts reported an operating revenue of $1.6 billion over the same period, “an increase of $687 million from.the second quarter of 2022.” On Tuesday, WSWS reporters interviewed several workers that took part in Tuesday’s strike authorization vote. In an August 2 press release, MGM Resorts reported a net revenue of $2.1 billion for the second quarter of 2022. The AGA reported that commercial gaming revenue exceeded $60 billion for the first time in 2022, with over $8 billion of that generated by the Las Vegas Strip alone. Last year, the American Gaming Association (AGA) reported the casino industry in Las Vegas made record profits. Casino and resort workers have been working throughout the pandemic, generating massive profits for the corporations while thousands of workers have been infected and hundreds more have died.

The hospitality workers include guest room attendants, cocktail and food servers, porters, bellmen, cooks, bartenders, barbacks, laundry and kitchen workers. The vote comes as inflation and years of concessions are forcing workers into struggle for better wages and conditions in one industry after another, from the auto industry, logistics workers, healthcare workers, entertainment workers, and teachers. The unions’ contract had originally expired in June, but the negotiating committee kept extending the deadline until September 15.Īccording to the union, a potential strike would affect 22 casino resorts on the Las Vegas strip. The vote authorizes the Culinary Union, which is an affiliate of Unite Here, to call for a strike against three of the largest resort chains in the world: MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment, and Wynn/Encore, each of which the Culinary Union has been negotiating with on an individual basis since April.

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