Culinary Workers Union 226 Launches Web Site about Labor Dispute with Aladdin Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.Business Editors LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 2003 Today, the Culinary cu·li·nar·y adj. Of or relating to a kitchen or to cookery. [Latin cul  n Workers Union Local 226 is launching a new Web
site for visitors and meeting and convention coordinators planning a
visit to Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. about the labor dispute at the Aladdin Resort &
Casino in Las Vegas: www.LVAladdinAlert.info. Visitors to the Web site
can read news about the labor dispute and ongoing union actions, get
links to alternative hotel accommodations in Las Vegas, register for
e-mail updates and find other information of interest to customers.
A majority of Aladdin employees are seeking to join the Culinary and Bartenders Union Locals 226 & 165. They want a contract to guarantee job security, and the same wages, benefits and working conditions as the other 50,000 union members in the Las Vegas Strip The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is a 4 mi (6.7 km) section of Las Vegas Boulevard South, most of which has been designated an All-American Road. casinos. "Unfortunately, unlike most of the other casinos on the Strip, like the MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. Grand, Bellagio and Mandalay Bay, Aladdin management is refusing to respect the choice of a majority of employees to form a union," said Genevieve Parente, a Culinary Union spokesperson. As a result of Aladdin management's current stance in this labor dispute, it is very likely that there will be demonstrations and picket lines in the coming weeks and months. These actions could be an inconvenience for guests and visitors. In 2001, the non-union Aladdin Resort & Casino declared bankruptcy bankruptcy, in law, settlement of the liabilities of a person or organization wholly or partially unable to meet financial obligations. The purposes are to distribute, through a court-appointed receiver, the bankrupt's assets equitably among creditors and, in most . In June 2003, a joint partnership of Planet Hollywood, Starwood Hotels and Bay Harbour agreed to purchase the Aladdin for more than $500 million. The deal is expected to close after the partnership obtains a gaming license from the Nevada Gaming Commission The Nevada Gaming Commission is a Nevada state governmental agency involved in the regulation of casinos throughout the state, along with the Nevada Gaming Control Board. It was founded in 1959 by the Nevada Legislature. , a process that will take six to 12 months or possibly longer. "While management and the new owners have promised that employees will be guaranteed their jobs when the Aladdin is sold to the Planet Hollywood group, employees want a signed union contract with the company to ensure those promises are kept," said Parente. The more than 1,000 Aladdin employees seeking a union represent such departments as housekeeping A set of instructions that are executed at the beginning of a program. It sets all counters and flags to their starting values and generally readies the program for execution. , kitchen workers, food servers, porters and bartenders. |
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