The pact with MGM Resorts covers about 25,000 workers at the Aria, Bellagio, Excalibur, Luxor, Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand, New York-New York and Park MGM. But that’s unlikely given the union's tentative agreements with Caesars and MGM Resorts. Until a deal is reached, the threat of a walkout - albeit on a much smaller scale - still looms. Friday for 5,000 of its members who work at Wynn and Encore Resorts. “Workers have secured significant raises every year for the next five years, preserved our great union health insurance, union pension, and comprehensive union benefits,” Pappageorge said.Īfter 40 combined hours of negotiations since Tuesday, the union on Thursday was turning its attention to winning the same terms by 5 a.m. Other wins are housekeeping workload reductions, improved safety and better job security amid advancements in technology, including robot bartenders. “After seven months of negotiations, we are proud to say that this is the best contract and economic package we have ever won in our 88-year-history,” Ted Pappageorge, the union’s secretary-treasurer and chief negotiator, said in a statement.
