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Members of the Culinary Union in Las Vegas are prepared to go on strike if the casinos don't approve a proposed five-year contract by the time the current contract expires on May 31.


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Thousands of hotel and casino workers in Las Vegas may walk off the job next month.


A labor union representing thousands of culinary workers in Las Vegas has voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike next month if casinos don't agree to a proposed five-year contract.

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Tens of thousands of hotel and casino workers have voted to authorize a strike next month at dozens of casinos and resorts if contract agreements aren't reached before they expire at the end of May, the Culinary Union announced late Tuesday.
