Ted Pappageorge, secretary-treasurer of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226, told The Nevadan that high prices, coupled with reduced hours and lay offs across the state, is hurting the workforce.

“Any economic plan is better than Lombardo’s economic plan. And what we really need is someone [who] will stand up to Trump,” Pappageorge said in an interview. “These dumb tariffs, these dumb wars, and this dumb anti-tourism agenda coming out of Republicans, and Lombardo is not fighting for us.”


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In similar sentiment to graduate students across the Silver State, Pappageorge told The Nevadan Lombardo has “made it clear” he’s running against the Culinary Workers Union—and they’ve also had no communication with Lombardo. 

“What we care about is that our folks are getting laid off and having their hours reduced,” Pappageorge said. “We have a governor that will not stand up to these anti-worker policies coming from the White House.”

In Ford’s plan, he highlights ridding the state of the right-to-work law, a move the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 is in support of.

The right-to-work law prohibits unions and employers from charging employees union membership fees, with those employees still protected under union benefits, which critics of these laws say weaken union resources and collective bargaining power.

Pappageorge said the right-to-work law “holds down wages and benefits.”