Rory Kuykendall, a bellman at Flamingo Las Vegas, said in September after voting to authorize a strike that he wanted stronger job protection against the inevitable advancements in technology to be written into their new union contract. River City Casino & Hotel Cactus Petes Margaritaville Resort Casino Bossier. It’s a fear that Las Vegas hotel workers across the board shared in interviews with The Associated Press since negotiations began in April - from the porters and kitchen staff who work behind the scenes to keep the Strip’s hotel-casinos running, to the cocktail servers and bellman who provide customers with the hospitality that has helped make the city famous.ĭuring the pandemic, the hospitality industry learned how to “do more with less,” said David Edelblute, a Las Vegas-based attorney and lobbyist whose corporate clients include gaming and hospitality companies.Īnd that combination, he said, could be “pretty catastrophic” for the labor force. Ameristar East Chicago Boomtown Casino Bossier City Boomtown Casino New. Without mandatory daily room cleanings, Pappageorge has said, “the jobs of tens of thousands of workers are in jeopardy of cutbacks and reduction.”
