Trump Las Vegas Hotel Files Objections After Workers Vote to Join Union

[Omaha Steve]

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12/17/2015Jackie Tortora

The Trump International Hotel Las Vegas has filed objections to a vote held by their employees, nine days after a majority of workers at the hotel have voted “YES” to be represented by the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and the Bartenders Union Local 165 of UNITE HERE.

The Trump Hotel Las Vegas is required by federal law to bargain with the union, even though they have filed objections, and the Culinary Union calls upon the company to bargain a fair contract immediately.

“We are not surprised that Trump Las Vegas management have filed objections to the outcome of a free and fair union representation election won by their workers who want a union,” said Geoconda Arguello-Kline, secretary-treasurer of the Culinary Union. “Trump Hotel Las Vegas managers have been accused by the federal government of violating labor laws. They want to avoid hearing Donald Trump utter his trademark ‘You’re fired.’”

“Mr. Trump has said repeatedly that he expects and insists on being treated fairly as he campaigns to be the next president of the United States of America,” said Jeffrey Wise, a food server at the hotel, “I also want to be treated fairly—my coworkers and I participated in a democratic election process—just like the one Mr. Trump is preparing for right now.”

FULL story at link.