MEDIA ADVISORY FOR:
Saturday, November 15, 2025
MEDIA CONTACT:
Bethany Khan: bkhan@culinaryunion226.org ▪ (702) 387-7088
Culinary Union to picket Oak View Group (OVG) at Allegiant Stadium
Las Vegas, NV - Culinary Union to picket Oak View Group (OVG), an employer at the Allegiant Stadium, ahead of the UNLV Rebels Football vs. Utah State Aggies Football game on Saturday, November 15th.
WHO:
*Ted Pappageorge, Secretary-Treasurer for the Culinary Union
*Diana Valles, President of the Culinary Union
*200 Culinary Union members
WHAT: Picket of Oak View Group @ Allegiant Stadium
WHEN: Saturday, November 15, 2025 from 2:30pm-4:30pm
WHERE: Allegiant Stadium (3333 Al Davis Way, Las Vegas, NV 89118)
WHY: In February 2025, Oak View Group (OVG) assumed the union contract for more than 730 cooks, servers, bartenders, and concessions workers at Allegiant Stadium. Workers are now in negotiations for a union contract with job security, fair wage increases, and the best health care benefits.
“It is time for this company to get this contract done and OVG has a responsibility to make these hospitality jobs good union jobs,” said Ted Pappageorge, Secretary-Treasurer for the Culinary Union. “More than 730 cooks, servers, bartenders, and concessions workers at Allegiant Stadium show up every day to make every game day and event successful. OVG workers deserve a fair contract that protects their jobs, secures wage increases to keep up with the cost of living, and quality union health care benefits that working families rely on. OVG took over and assumed this contract, so now the company needs to step up, respect these workers, and do the right thing by settling a fair contract now.”
ABOUT CULINARY UNION:
Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165, Nevada affiliates of UNITE HERE, represent 60,000 workers in Las Vegas and Reno, including at most of the casino resorts on the Las Vegas Strip and in Downtown Las Vegas. UNITE HERE represents 300,000 workers in gaming, hotel, and food service industries in North America.
The Culinary Union, through the Culinary Health Fund, is one of the largest healthcare consumers in the state. The Culinary Health Fund is sponsored by the Culinary Union and Las Vegas-area employers. It provides health insurance coverage for over 120,000 Nevadans, the Culinary Union’s members, and their dependents.
The Culinary Union is Nevada’s largest Latino/a, Black, AAPI, immigrant organization with members who come from 178 countries and speak over 40 different languages. We are proud to have helped over 18,000 immigrants become American citizens and new voters since 2001 through our affiliate, The Citizenship Project.
The Culinary Union has a diverse membership which is 55% women and 60% immigrants. The demographics of Culinary Union members are approximately: 54% Latino/a, 18% white, 15% Asian, 12% Black, and less than 1% Indigenous Peoples.
Culinary Union members work as: Guest room attendants, cocktail and food servers, porters, bellmen, cooks, bartenders, laundry, and kitchen workers. The Culinary Union has been fighting and winning for working families in Nevada for 90 years.
CulinaryUnion226.org / @Culinary226
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