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Culinary Union Workers Union Local 226 announced on Monday that more than 300 food service workers at the Las Vegas Convention Center will vote on December 7 on whether to authorize a strike. That’s should union officials fail to reach a contract settlement before then. Negotiations are scheduled to begin on November 29 for the food service workers\u2019 contract, which expired last month.<\/p>\n

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In 2020, the pre-COVID CES show pumped an estimated $291.4 million into the local economy. (Image: usnews.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A “yes” vote would place a strike perilously close to Las Vegas\u2019 annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), scheduled for Jan. 5-8, 2023 at the convention center. Every year, that show pumps more than a quarter of a billion dollars into the region\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n

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At a press conference Monday, Culinary Union leaders and workers at Sodexo \u2013 the Convention Center\u2019s exclusive provider of food and beverage services \u2013 urged the company to avoid a labor dispute. The union said that non-tipped cooks, dishwashers, banquet servers, concessions cashiers, and other employees of Sodexo earn an average of $16 to $19 an hour working at the convention center, which is woefully inadequate to cover today\u2019s escalating cost of living.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

According to a Unite Here survey of 154 out of 449 Sodexo convention center workers in Las Vegas, Detroit, and Sacramento, approximately 84% reported trouble paying for housing, food, utilities, transportation, health care, or child care in the past year \u2013 with 45% reporting trouble paying for food.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m voting to strike because we are the ones that make the Convention Center successful, and we want to get a fair share of that success,\u201d said Dylan Schoenhard, a convention center banquet server, in a press statement provided by the Culinary Union. \u201cWe need higher pay because everything is so much more expensive now, especially rent and housing. We don’t want to be treated like second-class workers.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to low wages, Sodexo convention center workers said they\u2019re doing more work with less help because of the pandemic, which has permanently reduced the workforce. The Las Vegas Convention Center had 56% fewer Sodexo workers in August 2022 than in February 2020, according to the union.<\/p>\n

Convention Business Up<\/b><\/h2>\n

According to the Culinary Union, the Las Vegas Convention Center hosted more conventions in FY22 than in FY2019, with facilities usage revenue increasing commensurately.<\/p>\n

After the COVID-19 pandemic, convention business is booming again, and Culinary Union members work tirelessly to provide the best service,\u201d said Ted Pappageorge, the union\u2019s secretary-treasurer. \u201cThe Las Vegas Convention Center generates billions in positive economic impact for Nevada per year. But the workers who make that possible are getting left behind.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sodexo workers in three other major convention cities \u2013 Detroit, Sacramento, and New Orleans \u2013 are also considering a strike. Orlando has already voted to authorize one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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