That includes walkouts in Hollywood, UPS' contentious negotiations that threatened to disrupt the nation's supply chain, and the ongoing hotel workers strike 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. Negotiations with Wynn Resorts are scheduled for Thursday.Ī strike by workers at the two remaining companies would cut to the heart of the city's economic backbone and significantly disrupt operations at some of the most recognizable Las Vegas hotel-casinos as they prepare to host hundreds of thousands of people for next week's Formula 1 debut on the Strip.

A vote is expected to take place in the coming days.Ī sweeping walkout could still happen if the union cannot make deals with MGM Resorts, the state’s largest private employer, and Wynn Resorts by 5 a.m. “Life can be hard out there so I understand what they're fighting for.”īethany Khan, the union's spokesperson, said terms of its deal with Caesars would be made public once approved. “I try to stand in solidarity with other workers,” he said. But he said if a tentative contract hadn't been reached and a strike coincided with his travel plans, he would have ditched his dinner reservations.

Guray said he didn't know that tens of thousands of hotel workers were in the middle of contract negotiations before he planned his trip. The only item on his itinerary? A dinner reservation with a friend at one of his favorite restaurants - Bacchanal, the luxury buffet at Caesars Palace. Outside Caesars Palace on Wednesday, Joshua Guray told The Associated Press he came in on a morning flight from Los Angeles and planned to be in Las Vegas for less than 24 hours.

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