(23 Nov 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Las Vegas – 22 November 2024
1. Union members start walking to Virgin hotel
2. SOUNDBITE (English) D Taylor, former International President of UNITE HERE:
“Yeah. The company was saying that strikers had to go inside, cross the picket line to get their pay for paychecks. We’ve been on so many strikes. No employer has ever, ever requested that. So we said, no, we want to be there. You got to bring them out because we’re not going to have people go inside when they’re on strike. We’re worried about their safety.”
3. Strikers marching
4. SOUNDBITE (English) D Taylor, former International President of UNITE HERE:
“Well, they brought the checks out for the people and they don’t want us to continuously do this all day. So they said, send them a list, but we’ll see if they don’t properly bring the paychecks out here or in a designated place off property will be going back to that front door several times today.”
5. Union members walking to front door
6. SOUNDBITE (English) D Taylor, former International President of UNITE HERE:
“No, I think they’re trying to recruit people to come back to work. And so we weren’t about to and the strikers don’t want to have to put up with either intimidation, threats or fear. They want to be able to get their check in peace, which every other company they’ve ever been on strike with has never done what the Virgin is doing here.”
7. D Taylor talking with Virgin staff
8. SOUNDBITE (English) D Taylor, former International President of UNITE HERE:
“You know, they live paycheck to paycheck. Of course, it was it was a victory. And we’re going to continue to have victories here until they settle a good contract.”
9. Union members yelling support
10. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Blanca Napoles, striking union member:
“What happened is we couldn’t cross the line to grab our check, to the people we got the paper check from, so there are three of us so we don’t have to cross the line.”
11. Woman using air horn
12. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Blanca Napoles, striking union member:
“Que la unión. Creo que pidió los cheques por papel y no se los entregaron a ellos. Yo no podía cruzar la línea hacia el casino. Por eso es que hicimos esto.”
13. Striking union members with checks
14. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Blanca Napoles, striking union member:
“I think that the union asked for paper checks, and they wouldn’t give them to them. I couldn’t cross the line toward the casino. That’s why we did this.”
15. Union members on picket line
16. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Blanca Napoles, striking union member:
“We continue firm fighting for our contract. We, our coworkers, all of us firm to achieve what all of us want. Thank you”
17. Union members in front of casino doors
UPSOUND (English) D Taylor, former International President of UNITE HERE:
“Here they are, all the people that get their paper pay checks and they wont have them brough out here their asking workers across the picket line in order to get their paycheck. The company has ever done that here in Las Vegas.”
18. Man with drum
19. Virgin sign with a picket sign
STORYLINE:
Picketing is continuing outside a hotel-casino near the Las Vegas Strip and F1 race track
The Culinary Workers Union walkout began Friday at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. Members are striking for a new contract, including a raise comparable to pay at other Las Vegas resorts. The strike continues as second annual Las Vegas Grand Prix brings racing to the Strip.
The workers did receive there checks.
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