Kahn said all union members currently receive health insurance and earn about $26 hourly, including benefits. Contracts for about 40,000 of them in Las Vegas expired recently, and negotiations have been underway for months over topics such as pay and working conditions.īethany Khan, the union’s spokesperson, said in an interview after the protest that the union will cover all legal fees for the workers who were arrested, including bail and any costs for legal representation in court. The culinary union is the largest labor union in Nevada with about 60,000 members.
