Susana Pacheco took a housekeeping job at a Las Vegas casino, seeking stability as a single mom. Years of low pay and lack of health insurance left her exhausted. Recent changes allowed union representation at the Venetian, which resisted for 25 years. The Culinary Workers Union, representing 60,000 members, has successfully unionized all major casinos on the Strip for the first time. This change provides workers with greater security despite declining tourism, reshaping lives and improving working conditions.
For years, she said, there was no safety net in sight until now. The historic deals finalized late last year mark a major turning point: For the first time in the Culinary Union's 90-year history, all major casinos on the Strip are unionized.
Backed by 60,000 members, most of them in Las Vegas, it is the largest labor union in Nevada. The union's success on the Strip is a notable exception in a national landscape where union membership overall is declining.
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