Labor unions are launching a campaign to save jobs and win the “Right to Return” for hospitality, convention and trade shows, airport, entertainment and hospital workers throughout Clark County. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
On Monday, June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
protects LBGTQ+ workers from being discriminated against at work. The original law states that it is illegal for employers to discriminate against employees for a number of reasons, including a person’s sex. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The guidelines set by Gov. Steve Sisolak and the Southern Nevada Health District include: 6-foot distancing rule, limiting customers in the store, hand sanitizer stations, plexiglass shields at checkout and protective gloves and face masks. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to members of the national hospitality workers union during UNITE HERE’s town hall on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019 at Culinary Union Hall in Las Vegas. @bizutesfaye
Unions representing Las Vegas casino workers could call a citywide strike as early as June 1 if they do not reach a deal with employers. Las Vegas casino strikes have been avoided in most cases. The last citywide strike was in 1984. It affected 32 resorts and lasted 67 days. A month-long strike in June could cost MGM Resorts and Caesars as much as $300 million in cash flow, according to a union report In 1984, a union strike fund helped support workers during the period they picketed.
