After 18 nonstop hours of contract negotiations, a tentative agreement has been reached between the Culinary and Bartenders Unions and the Fountainebleau Las Vegas.
This agreement was reached on December 19, 2024 and ratified later on December 30.
This means that for the first time in the Culinary Union's history, every casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip is unionized.
The first-time union contract with the Fontainebleau, secured after just four months of negotiations, includes the standard union protections that are in place at every casino on the Las Vegas Strip - including things like Culinary Health Fund benefits, access to the Culinary & Bartenders Legal Service Fund, Culinary Union Pension and verbiage to protect workers' safety and security.
The new agreement also secures the largest wage increases ever in addition to workload reductions.
"I’m glad that we have a union at Fontainebleau to protect our rights and ensure that we have job security,” said Kila Boswell, a guest room attendant at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas. "For me, the most important part of the contract was winning fair wage increases so that we can support our families and save for the future.”
