Last summer, the casino workers’ union in Atlantic City negotiated landmark contracts that gave workers the biggest raises they’ve ever had. “It’s a chance for all the members to come out and show that we’re really ready to fight.” “It’s great to see all the huge numbers in turnout,” said Kuykendall, a bellperson at Flamingo Las Vegas. Rory Kuykendall, 40, said he is hopeful that Tuesday’s vote will have the same effect. Five-year contracts were reached soon after a majority of the participating 25,000 hospitality workers cast votes to walk off the job. The union last voted to authorize a strike in 2018. The union said all the strikers returned to their jobs afterward, with back pay and benefits.

It became one of the longest strikes in U.S.

In 1991, more than 500 workers went on strike at the now-shuttered Frontier hotel and casino in downtown Las Vegas. Khan declined to say how much the union is seeking in pay raises because “we do not negotiate in public,” although the union has said it is asking for “the largest wage increases ever negotiated” in its history. Bethany Khan, the union’s spokesperson, said all members receive health insurance and currently earn about $26 hourly, including benefits.