It’s a fear that Las Vegas hotel workers across the board shared in interviews with The Associated Press since negotiations began in the spring - from the porters and kitchen staff who work behind the scenes to keep the Strip’s hotel-casinos running, to the cocktail servers and bellman who provide customers with the hospitality that has helped make the city famous. “What these companies have seen is that they’ve been able to reduce labor costs significantly if they can convince guests to reject or relinquish daily room cleaning,” Pappageorge has said while talking about the importance of protecting union jobs. Pappageorge said this week that, even as negotiations came down to the wire ahead of the union’s plans to strike, the union and casino companies were the “farthest apart” on the issue.Ī spokesman for Wynn Resorts said they already offer daily room cleanings and did not cut back on that service during the pandemic. The Culinary Workers Union said about 35,000 members are ready to walk off the job at 18 casinos if. MGM Resorts and Caesars didn’t respond to emailed requests for comment about the issue. Tens of thousands of Las Vegas Strip hotel workers at 18 casinos could on go strike this month. Some companies say it’s because there are environmental benefits to offering fewer room cleanings, like saving water. More than three years later, the once industry-wide standard has yet to make a full comeback.

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