'Thousands of workers in nine different Station Casinos properties have stood up over the last decade and said, 'We want a contract, we want to be treated with respect and dignity,' and they deserve all of those things.' 'A picket is a public display of something that is not right in the property,' Bethany Kahn, spokeswoman for the Culinary Union, told News 3 before the picket was held.
An appeals court upheld the lower court's ruling back in November. The union also got an injunction in federal court against Station Casinos after a judge found the company violated labor law by providing new benefits just before a union vote at Red Rock Casino in 2019.
In 2020, the Culinary Union claims Palace Station withdrew recognition from the union without having a vote, which would be illegal. Initially, Palace Station recognized the union, but since then workers say they've backed out. Here’s the background: In 2016, workers at Palace Station voted to unionize. The Culinary Union organized the picket line for hospitality workers. LAS VEGAS (KSNV) - A crowd of people picketed outside Palace Station in Las Vegas Friday night over what union leaders call unfair labor practices from the casino's parent company.
