On a call with reporters from across the nation, Culinary Union and UNITE HERE union leaders acknowledged the stark new world of novel coronavirus and COVID-19, where social distancing is our “new normal”. They then called on Congress to act boldly and swiftly to ensure that workers who are suddenly out of work have the physical and financial security they need to survive this global pandemic.

“The gaming industry is completely shut down. That’s the heart of Las Vegas. […] That provides middle-class jobs. But now, we’re not working.” 

– Geoconda Arguello-Kline, Culinary Union