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orkers from Station Casinos protested Sunday in front of the Culinary Union headquarters demanding respect for their workers’ decision, as some of them do not wish to have union representation.
Dozens of workers proteseted, holding signs that read “we despise union lies”, after Palace Station and Boulder Station staff members decided to vote “no” on having union representation last year. The union filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board against the company calling the vote unlawful.
“We’re just here to send a message to the culinary union to leave us alone. Team members are furious, and they don’t want an union”, said director of internal maintenance for Red Rock Resort, Hernan Andrade, as reported by KTNV.
According to a statement released by the Culinary Union, the protest consisted of “managers and supervisors on their day off”, and was described as “phony”.
“Here, it seems that Station Casinos is simply trying to bring public attention to the wide-ranging allegations of legal misconduct it faces. In our nearly nine decades of organizing, the Culinary Union has never seen company managers or supervisors picket – especially on their day off when it is 99 degrees outside. We hope that they stay hydrated and cool today”, it read.
As reported by KTNV, a spokesperson from Station Casinos spoke about the conflict and said: “As has already been reported, in the last year, a majority of Team Members at both Palace Station and Boulder Station flat-out rejected the Culinary Union”.
“The Culinary Union has refused to accept that outcome and has filed charges with the NLRB to reverse the decisions of the Palace and Boulder Team Members. The company is fighting back on behalf of its Team Members by challenging those charges”, the spokesperson added. “The Company demands that the Culinary Union respect and stop trying to overturn the wishes of the Palace and Boulder Team Members”.
Station Casinos and the union have had various legal battles in the last decade over union representation for their workers, in which the casino company said it has been accused of unfair labor practices by the Union.
Last month, a U.S. district judge ordered Station Casinos to start negotiations with the union for workers at Red Rock Resort. The legal battle between Station Casinos and the union will continue on August 31.
