The Culinary Workers Union had threatened to begin a strike in the pre-dawn hours Friday if negotiations failed.īut the union's tentative agreement with Caesars appeared to be providing the momentum needed for the union to win new contracts for all 35,000 of its members who have been working under expired contracts at 18 hotel-casinos. “This deal, when announced, will do just that.' We know from listening to our employees that they are looking for a pay increase to combat inflation, among other concerns,” MGM Resorts CEO Bill Hornbuckle told investors in an earnings call at the same time negotiations were taking place in a casino ballroom.

LAS VEGAS - Following a breakthrough deal at dawn Wednesday between the Las Vegas hotel workers union and Caesars Entertainment, a tentative contract was taking shape for 20,000 hospitality workers at rival MGM Resorts International that experts say would almost certainly thwart an unprecedented strike on the Las Vegas Strip.