According to 8 News Now, the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165 held a "Workers' Labor Day Rally" that coincided with the opening weekend of the re-imagined Wizard of Oz show. The timing wasn't accidental—union leaders wanted to make their message heard during one of the venue's highest-profile events.

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The demonstration carried extra weight as News 3 Las Vegas reported the Culinary Union is celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2025. Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge used the milestone to frame the current dispute in historical terms, stating the union has spent "nearly a century" transforming Nevada's hospitality industry "into one where hospitality workers have strong contracts, fair wages, and respect on the job."