Culinary Local 226, which represents about 60,000 workers in Las Vegas and Reno, has been working with Sisolak’s office and the resort association to ensure that hospitality workers have access to the COVID-19 vaccine, said Geoconda Argüello-Kline, the union’s secretary-treasurer.

“The hospitality industry is critical for the well-being of the entire state of Nevada, and the Culinary union is supportive of the governor’s designation of hospitality workers as essential,” she said in a statement

Gladis Blanco, a guest room attendant of eight years at Bellagio and a Culinary member, said hospitality workers are on the front lines of the pandemic, interacting with customers from across the world. She thanked Sisolak for “acknowledging that hospitality workers are essential” and said she would feel “peace of mind” that a vaccine could keep her and her family safe.

“I will be first in line for the vaccination when it is my turn,” Blanco said through a Culinary spokeswoman statement.