"Culinary Union Strikes Deals with 4 Hotel-Casinos, Super Bowl Strike Averted"

The Culinary Workers Union has reached a tentative agreement with four downtown Las Vegas hotel-casinos, covering about 1,000 workers, while employees at three other properties are poised to strike at the start of Super Bowl week. The union had previously secured deals with major Las Vegas Strip employers and has been negotiating for similar contract terms for workers at other hotel-casinos. With the NFL's championship game expected to draw 330,000 people to Las Vegas, the union had set a deadline for reaching tentative contracts, and the potential strike could impact the city's hospitality industry.