Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Fontainebleau Las Vegas Workers Vote to Ratify Contract

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Hospitality workers represented by the Culinary Workers Union, the Nevada affiliate of UNITE HERE, voted overwhelmingly this week to ratify the first union contract at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas.

With a stunning 99.6% of members voting in favor of the deal, workers celebrated the new protections and benefits that they won over the course of 18 hours at the negotiating table. The tentative agreement was reached in mid-December after the Culinary Workers Union forged a card-check neutrality deal with the casino resort in 2023.

“It’s finally happened. It’s a long time coming,” housekeeper Zachara Lewis said in a video posted by the union. “Housekeeping is a hard department, and it’s very hard on our bodies, so [we’re] glad that we are able to get paid what we deserve. The pay matches the work.”