In July last year, a federal judge had to intervene and order Station’s Red Rock Resort on the Las Vegas Strip to admit the Culinary Union into the property after the union complained Station Casinos purposely interfered with unionization efforts. The lawsuit against Station Casinos will be the latest act of bickering between the trade union and the casino company controlled by Frank III and Lorenzo Fertitta due to multiple refusals by the company to recognize legal attempts from its workers to unionize.
And according to the Culinary Union, Station Casinos has operated in violation of the law. Steve Sisolak in June 2021 sought to ensure laid-off during the pandemic employees will be the first considered for the free positions for which they are qualified and lost when their former employers start recruiting again. The bill that was signed into law by Nevada Gov. Passed in May 2021, SB386, the Nevada Hospitality and Travel Workers Right to Return Act has provisions for the return of formerly laid-off casino, hospitality, stadium, and travel-related employees to their positions.
The Culinary Union is alleging Stations Casino in violations of the Nevada Hospitality and Travel Workers Right to Return Act and is filing a mass action lawsuit to protect the interest of its members.
