The contract still must go through a ratification process in which all members of the union will vote to either accept the contract or reject it and re-enter negotiations, potentially with a new strike deadline. The new contract covers eight Las Vegas MGM properties: Aria Resort and Casino, Bellagio Hotel & Casino, Excalibur Hotel & Casino, Luxor Hotel, Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, MGM Grand, New York-New York Hotel & Casino and Park MGM Las Vegas.
In a statement, Culinary Workers Union Local 226 calls the deal “historic.” The five-year contract’s protections and requirements include the largest wage increases ever negotiated in the union’s 88-year history, workload reductions for guest room attendants, mandated daily room cleaning, increased safety protections, expanded technology contract language, and the right for unionized workers to support non-union restaurant workers seeking to unionize through picketing, leafletting, and other actions. One day after the union wrapped negotiations with Caesars Entertainment for the company’s roughly 10,000 represented employees, MGM has reached a tentative agreement with the union for a five-year contract covering its more than 25,000 employees. Just 24 hours before the culinary and bartenders union in Las Vegas was set to strike, the labor group representing 60,000 hospitality workers and powerhouse employer MGM Resorts International have reached an agreement.
