Rest easy, my friends. There well be no Super Bowl strike. The union that represents Las Vegas hospitality and culinary workers says it has canceled a strike deadline for one hotel-casino in downtown Las Vegas and reached a tentative agreement with six others. The agreements prevented a walkout on Monday morning, the first day of Super Bowl week in the city.
A tentative five-year deal covering around 1,000 workers was reached between the Culinary Workers Union and the Golden Nugget, Binion’s, Four Queens, Fremont, and Main Street, the union reported on Saturday. A provisional agreement to avoid the Super Bowl strike was reached on Sunday between the union and Downtown Grand, which employs roughly 200 people. More time is being granted to the culinary and related bartenders union to come to a deal with Virgin Las Vegas, an off-Strip property.
Culinary Union Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge stated in a statement that an agreement is anticipated. The union subsequently focused on obtaining the same contract provisions for employees of other Las Vegas hotels and casinos. The majority of those hotels, including Circus Circus, Sahara Las Vegas, the Strat, Circa Resort, and El Cortez in downtown, have reached settlements in negotiations with the union since early January.
However, the union announced last week that there would be a Super Bowl strike if tentative contracts weren’t in place by 5 a.m. Monday after encountering a roadblock in talks with some of the remaining casinos. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority estimates that 330,000 people will visit Las Vegas this week for the NFL’s 58th Super Bowl. Nevada’s largest union, the Culinary Union, with over 60,000 members throughout the state. It engages in negotiations on behalf of its members for five-year contracts.