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Published Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 | 2 a.m.
Updated Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 | 9:54 a.m.
A massive Culinary Union protest expected Saturday on Fremont Street is on course to run headlong into the American Heart Association’s Las Vegas Heart Walk fundraiser and Rediscover Downtown, a move by downtown businesses to draw people to the area. D. Taylor, Culinary secretary-treasurer, said workers would be “picketing to protect their health and retirement benefits.” The union has been in contract negotiations with several downtown casinos for months. Taylor added that despite the fact that “we have proposed no wage increases, none of the downtown owners have agreed to our proposal.” An email provided to the Sun details how ...
Fremont Street Experience Legendary casinos, free entertainment, old-fashioned gambling hospitality – this is the vintage Vegas of the Fremont Street Experience. Some say it's almost intimate. You may even run into one of the casino owners while you sit at the blackjack table. Some say it's the free entertainment that makes us vintage. On any given night you may see famous bands, strolling showgirls, or an amazing saxophone performance. Some say it's the history. Las Vegas started 100 years ago in 1905 near the corner of Fremont and Main Streets. Fremont Street was the first paved street. The Fremont Hotel opened 50 years ago and launched the careers of famous entertainers like Wayne Newton. Others say it's the service. A dining experience at Hugo's Cellar inside the Four Queens is unrivaled and renowned. And we can't forget the gambling. Test your fortune at The Lady Luck or Fitzgeralds casinos on some of the loosest slots in town.
425 Fremont St Las Vegas,
NV 89101
702-678-5600 
Perhaps if the downtown business owners would negotiate in good faith protests like this would be unnecessary.
Treat the core of your business, your employees, fairly
This isn't about the workers at STations.. This is about the union bosses demanding dues.
With so many people out of work and the economy in such a mess its hard to sympathize with employed people demanding more.
If you try to decided how the hotels or the Union are acting by this article it is not possible.
What has the Union offered that the Hotel Owners have not agreed too?
No way to judge who may be acting in good or bad faith at this point.
One thing that is pretty much like the mob/racketeerings days is if you don't do what the Union/Mop demands, they will do their best to hurt your business.
Maybe if they offered 4-for-1 drinks the union bosses would cancel.
The only retirement benefits I receive are what I put into my own 401k. I have no sympathy for anybody requesting anything beyond that. I don't believe in pensions period. They are not a sustainable business model. Health Benefits are a different story. More details would definitely be appreciated.
Romney will turn the country in to slaves and slave masters.