“We’re human beings that have not been treated fairly,” said Barbara Tivas, a banquet server for almost 13 years at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson who said she has not been rehired. “They cannot decide to toss you out like an old shoe, or trash to kick to the curb,” the union leader said. “They demand the right to be rehired, and reinstatement into job positions in which they are qualified,” Ted Pappageorge, union secretary-treasurer, told reporters and a room full of supporters and plaintiffs in the case at a Culinary Union hall in Las Vegas. LAS VEGAS (AP) - A union representing more than 60,000 hotel housekeepers, bartenders and porters is backing a lawsuit alleging that one of Nevada’s largest private employers is breaking state law by not rehiring workers laid off because of coronavirus pandemic closures two years ago.Ĭulinary Union officials said Tuesday the civil lawsuit filed in state court by 76 non-union hospitality workers alleges “flagrant violation” by Station Casinos of a state “right to return” law the politically powerful union backed and the Legislature adopted last year.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |