FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, April 29, 2016
Media Contact:
Bethany Khan ▪ BKhan@culinaryunion226.org ▪ (702) 387-7088
Culinary Union launches website on the Palms Casino Resort’s labor dispute
Las Vegas, NV - The Culinary Union has launched a website about the growing labor dispute at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, ExplorePalmsLaborDispute.org.
The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas is owned by private equity owners TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners, which are reportedly exploring a possible sale of the asset, according to Bloomberg.
The website will help inform potential buyers of the Palms about the labor dispute.
The casino’s workers have been seeking a fair process to choose whether to unionize since June 2015. TPG Capital and Leonard Green have not agreed to commit to a fair process at the Palms. TPG Capital told the Culinary Union that Palms management should handle the matter. Palms management has not agreed to workers’ requests for a fair process.
The ExplorePalmsLaborDispute.org website provides information about the dispute including press coverage of protest activities:
- Las Vegas Sun “Culinary Union leads protest at Palms to promote its cause“ Mar. 18, 2016
- Las Vegas Review-Journal (here)
The website also provides a history of the labor dispute, including the National Labor Relations Board General Counsel complaint for Unfair Labor Practices at the Palms issued in October 2015 alleging unlawful surveillance, threats of reprisals and unlawful discipline and the subsequent settlement.
Culinary Workers Local 226 and Bartenders Local 165, Nevada affiliates of UNITE HERE, represent over 57,000 workers in Las Vegas and Reno, including at most of casino resorts on the Las Vegas Strip. UNITE HERE represents 270,000 workers in gaming, hotel, and food service industries in North America.
CulinaryUnion226.org / @Culinary226
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