They said they won’t return to Las Vegas again during any potential strike by hotel workers. Two visitors from Missouri, Cindy Hiatt and Michelle Shirley, watched as the rally began. The Culinary Workers Union overwhelmingly voted last month to authorize a strike if they don’t soon reach agreements with MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment and Wynn Resorts. Las Vegas police said 58 people were cited for assembling to disturb the peace, a misdemeanor. Police officers with zip ties eventually started taking protesters into custody, leading them to a white police bus with flashing red and blue lights.
Seated in two separate circles, workers in red T-shirts blocked cars in both directions for roughly 30 minutes as the sun sank in the west, casting golden rays across one of the most recognizable stretches of the Strip near the Bellagio fountain, the Eiffel Tower replica and Caesars Palace. The stepped-up labor unrest aimed to draw attention to negotiations with three major casino companies.
LAS VEGAS - Thousands of hotel workers fighting for new union contracts rallied on the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday evening, halting rush-hour traffic before dozens were arrested for sitting in the street.
