Culinary union members are stepping up their protests against Virgin Hotels Las Vegas in a sharp uptick in labor unrest, threatening to be arrested if they don’t get paid fairly. These acts of civil disobedience are in line with their seven-day strike, which has not been resolved through negotiations for a new contract.”The whole point of this is to get a fair wage and get everything that everyone else got on the Strip, downtown, and even in the hotels that aren’t doing that economically well like the Rio,” said Jovani Guerrero Lopez, a kitchen steward at Virgin for a year, according to News 3LV. Workers have been able to receive the just compensation they are entitled to.
The timing of the union’s action appears to be intended to gather public support, since the approaching Formula 1 weekend is expected to draw more attention to Las Vegas. Yellow-armbanded protesters are willing to volunteer for arrest in order to escalate the conflict. Virgin Hotels has voiced dissatisfaction with the union’s strategies and criticized the union’s action. According to Virgin Hotels’ statement to FOX5 Vegas, “It is disappointing that Culinary Union leaders are prepared to spend their own members’ resources on fake arrests, rather than engaging in constructive good faith bargaining.”
The union has previously planned the arrest of preselected members before protests, so this is not their first time using this strategy. The union has successfully negotiated new agreements with other significant resort operators as a result of their prior demonstrations, underscoring Virgin Hotels’ unique position in the negotiation process. According to the Culinary Union, 57 people have been taken into custody as a result of these measures thus far.
The hundreds of workers currently on strike demonstrate the culinary union members’ dedication to openly advocating for their cause. Virgin Hotels, however, insist that they wish to engage in negotiations but are dissatisfied with the union’s approach, particularly considering the crucial timing of the F1 fans’ impending arrival in the city.
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