Individual casino-operating companies and the union have failed to reach agreements through negotiations that began in February. Half of those workers cast ballots Tuesday, a majority of whom authorized a strike at any time starting June 1. The contracts of 50,000 members of the Culinary Union who work at 34 different casino-resorts on the Las Vegas Strip and downtown Las Vegas are set to expire at midnight May 31.
They say ‘We are going to visit family in California, and then, we’ll go on a trip to Las Vegas,’” said Michael McCall, a Michigan State University professor of hospitality business.
“What happens during the summer in Las Vegas is you get a lot of people who are traveling.
