Nevada’s Local 226 cries foul after Boulder Station ends union ties

What do Boulder Station casino workers really want? That’s the question at the heart of a new fight between the Station Casino operated Las Vegas Casino and the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 (C 126), after Boulder Station declared it will no longer recognize or bargain with unions.

The Las Vegas Review Journal reports that a majority of employees at the Station casino have signed a petition to no longer be represented by C226, or Bartenders Local 165. Station Casinos followed up by noting they would no longer bargain with the unions, respecting their employees wishes.

“We look forward to having the same direct relationships with this group of Team Members as we do with the other Team Members at Boulder Station,” Chief Operating Officer Bob Finch said in a statement.

C 126 doesn’t think this petition drive came naturally and are already getting ready for a fight. “Station Casinos continues to waste time trying to bust the union,” union spokeswoman Bethany Khan said in a Monday statement. “The Culinary Union has filed an unfair labor practice charge regarding the withdrawal and has demanded to negotiate immediately.”