Caesars averts strike as casino operator, Las Vegas unions reach deal
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The unions representing hospitality workers in Las Vegas reached a tentative deal with Caesars Entertainment for a new labor contract covering about 10,000 employees on Wednesday, two days before a strike deadline.
The negotiations come as unions across industries press employers for better pay and benefits, buoyed by a shortage of workers. Casino resort operators have been earning record profits from a steady post-pandemic recovery in Las Vegas tourism.
The Culinary Workers and Bartenders Unions said the five-year contract would cover employees including attendants, waiters and kitchen workers at nine Vegas properties.
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Details of the agreement were not immediately available. The unions plan to make a statement later in the day.
Caesars Entertainment, the second-biggest Las Vegas casino operator by number of employees, said the deal provides «meaningful wage increases» and aligns with plans to bring more union jobs to the Strip.
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The Las Vegas unions, considered among the most powerful in the United States, have been demanding higher wages, stronger protections against new technology that may threaten jobs, a reduction in steep quotas for housekeepers and improved safety.
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