Nearly 60 Culinary Local 226 members were arrested Thursday in a “civil disobedience” demonstration in front of a striking hotel-casino.
Hospitality workers at Virgin Hotels, a resort-casino located about a mile east of the Las Vegas Strip, were arrested for blocking traffic around 6 p.m. when about 57 people, including Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge and President Diana Valles, sat on Paradise Road in a nonviolent protest. The display was meant to call attention to their strike, now on its seventh day.
Culinary and Bartenders Local 165 members at the property said they will strike until the negotiations are resolved. The labor group asked customers and community allies not to cross the picket line.
