Culinary Union Tries to Block New Station Casinos Project
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Clark County Commissioners are considering a new Station Casinos project in Las Vegas. The Culinary Union has tried to turn public opinion against the project.
Culinary Union tried to sway local opinion against Station Casinos' new casino project. The Spring Valley Town Advisory Board voted in favor of the project last week. Clark County Commissioners will make a final decision on the issue on September 21. StationCasinos has owned the 71-acre plot of land on Durango Drive near the Las Vegas Strip for more than two decades.
Station Casinos and the Culinary Union have a long-running dispute. The union has gained significant support from workers across Las Vegas. Station Casino and its parent company Red Rock Resorts have repeatedly refused to recognize the union. In August, Station employees staged a picket line protest outside the Union's downtown office. Culiner's secretary-treasurer Geoconda Argüello-Kline is trying to block the new Station Casino project in Durango.
The Right to Return Bill, or Senate Bill 386, applies to casino workers who lost their jobs after March 12 2020 due to economic reasons associated with the pandemic. It allows them to regain their previous roles. The legislation passed through the Nevada State Legislature in June. Station Casinos owner Red Rock Resorts opposed the bill.
