It’s unclear how many Boulder Station employees were represented by the unions when the petition to leave was finalized in August.Ĭulinary Local 226 and Bartenders Local 165 gained representation of more than 570 workers at the property in 2016, when a majority of eligible workers at Boulder Station voted for unionization, according to Culinary union spokeswoman Bethany Khan.īut the unions had limited clout at the property, as a contract with Boulder Station was never signed. “They’re both absolutely determined to win.” “They’re locked in the battle to the bitter end,” said Bill Werner, an associate professor of hospitality at UNLV with a focus on labor relations. The labor fight over the hotel-casino is just one example of the back-and-forth between Station Casinos and the bargaining groups that has lasted more than a decade.Įxperts aren’t sure when, or if, it’ll ever end. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) number of Boulder Station employees say they’re fed up with the Culinary and Bartenders unions and have filed a petition to leave. Culinary Union Local 226 Secretary-Treasurer Geoconda Arguello-Kline speaks on the street in front of the Palms to workers from seven Station Casinos properties after walking a picket line fighting for a union contract on Wednesday, Feb.
