\nThere is nothing easy about telling loyal employees that their lives are being upended because of a global event that is out of our control,” MGM Resorts Acting CEO Bill Hornbuckle told workers Thursday. “The hardships, I am afraid, will be real for many of you for some time.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
MGM has donated $1 million to its emergency employee fund, and musician Bruno Mars \u2013 who has a residency at MGM’s Park Theater \u2013 gave an additional $1 million. The estate of late MGM founder Kirk Kerkorian contributed $2 million, and Hornbuckle gave $100,000.<\/p>\n
The executive added, “The most impactful thing we can do is be ready to bring people back to work. We are currently making tough decisions, but believe these will be in the best interest of your company long term.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Las Vegas union that represents 60,000 workers employed by Nevada casinos said its members will have jobs once the statewide shutdown ends and resorts resume operations. Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, the US Department of Labor said Thursday. That’s almost five times the previous record set in 1982. In […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":131247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Las Vegas Union Tells Workers Jobs Will Be There When Casinos Reopen<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n