Half of those workers cast ballots Tuesday, a majority of whom authorized a strike at any time starting June 1.
The contracts of 50,000 members of the Culinary Union who work at 34 different casino-resorts on the Las Vegas Strip and downtown Las Vegas are set to expire at midnight May 31. And if hotel stays decrease, there will be less revenue from the local hotel tax.
The price could be much higher this time if the two sides can’t reach agreements: The city has 90,000 more hotel rooms and gets an additional 29 million visitors a year.ĭavid Fiorenza, who teaches urban economics at Villanova University, said local and state governments will start to notice a hit to their sales tax revenue if the strike lingers. The last time casino-hotel workers went on strike across Las Vegas, the job action lasted 67 days and cost workers and the city more than $1 million a day each in lost wages and revenues, not counting gambling losses.
But the casinos and hotels aren’t the only ones who would feel the squeeze local and state governments stand to lose millions from the impact on tourism. Ripple effects are likely to be felt if 50,000 workers employed at more than 30 world-famous casino-hotels in Las Vegas go on strike.Īnalysts declined Wednesday to weigh in on the financial impact that a strike could have on casino operators.