'I won't be alive to work' - Las Vegas union wants sick leave, quarantine pay
(Reuters) - The winking airport slot machines that tell visitors they have arrived in Nevada’s Sin City are turned off and wrapped in police tape; the famed Las Vegas Strip is so empty a group of bicyclists zooms down the middle on a Friday night.
Shutting down the businesses that make Las Vegas a multibillion-dollar gambling and entertainment hub has dealt a crushing blow to the state and idled tens of thousands of workers.
But with a dozen members dead and others sickened, the powerful union representing Las Vegas’ bartenders and casino employees, Culinary Workers, is not pushing for a fast-reopening.
Instead the union, which is influential with Democratic politicians who lead the swing state, is negotiating hard for safety measures and paid leave for workers sidelined by the virus.
Full: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-las-vegas-unions/i-wont-be-alive-to-work-las-vegas-union-wants-sick-leave-quarantine-pay-idUSKBN22D54Q
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