The Cosmopolitan Strikes New Labor Deal with Its Workers

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, an on-Strip Sin City casino, has struck a new deal with its unionized workers. The arrangement was confirmed by the union, which celebrated the achievement.

IUOE Local 501 Ratifies New Labor Deal

A few days ago, the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 501 announced that more than 100 union members at The Cosmopolitan hotel-casino have voted to ratify a new, multi-year labor deal.

According to the union’s official announcement, the new deal includes a variety of benefits for the casino workers. IUOE Local 501 listed pay increases, overtime, employer contributions to the IUOE pension, health, and training funds, potential license and certification bonuses annually, supplemental annuity retirement benefit, and premiums for swing and grave shifts as some of the key benefits.

IUOE Local 501 congratulated The Cosmopolitan workers for the incredible achievement, which was notably their second union contract with the property.

Union Leaders Congratulated the Workers on Staying United

Jose Soto, Local 501’s director of organizing, commented on the matter, saying that the new deal was made possible by the workers, who stood united.

By sticking together as a union, our bargaining team was able to win a contract that brought the property in alignment with the standards established with other strip properties.

Jose Soto, director of organizing, Local 501

Scot Motl, organizer for IUOE Local 501 in Las Vegas, was similarly pleased, hailing the achievement of the bargaining committee and the union members as a whole. He said that union members made their priorities clear, leading to “real gains in their contract.”

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