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Las Vegas Hospitality Workers Authorize Strike on The Strip Weeks Ahead of IMEX America

Smart Meetings

A near unanimous number of members from the Culinary Workers Union Local 226, the largest labor union in Nevada, and the Bartenders Union Local 165 have voted to authorize a strike on the Las Vegas Strip, following tens of thousands of hospitality workers casting their votes at Thomas and Mack Center on the University of Nevada’s campus.

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Vegas Hotel Workers to Vote on Strike Authorization

MeetingsNet

26 their union’s course of action if contract negotiations don’t advance. With the hotel-workers strike in Southern California now more than 10 weeks old, another Unite Here chapter in another major meetings destination is prepared to vote on whether they too should bring a strike into play.

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Meeting Planners: Staying ahead of the ever-shifting COVID landscape

The Castle Group

With Labor Day symbolically closing out the summer season and ushering in fall – a prime meetings and convention time – organizations are trying to decide on the best approach to gathering given the ever-shifting COVID landscape. Just a few short weeks ago it seemed like “all systems go” again for the meetings and events industry.

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How California’s Associations End the Year with Cheer

Smart Meetings

Read More: Defy Conventional Meetings in Sacramento Education for Prosperity, in Life and Work On the first day, attendees met one-on-one with select industry partners to efficiently connect with organizations that offer solutions specific to their association’s needs. This year’s Seasonal Spectacular took place from Tuesday, Dec.

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2019 40 Under 40: Sarah Blose, CMP, DMCP, Destination Tahoe Meetings & Events

Connect Your Meetings

Sarah Blose, CMP, DMCP, 37, works in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, as an a ccount manager for Destination Tahoe Meetings & Events. The post 2019 40 Under 40: Sarah Blose, CMP, DMCP, Destination Tahoe Meetings & Events appeared first on Connect Association. Connect with Blose on Twitter. .

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Smart Woman Summit Celebrates Transformation

Smart Meetings

The act of honoring winners of the Smart Women in Meetings Award is a celebration of the resiliency of meeting professionals everywhere. Many meeting profs discovered this for themselves last year, but Lt. Read More : Meeting Profs Demonstrate Agility at Smart Meetings Experience Las Vegas. Master the Negotiation.

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Are You Prepared for IMEX 2021? A Checklist

Smart Meetings

Nevada Gov. and accessibility; Innovation and tech; Business recovery, Contract negotiations, Personal branding and Sustainability.?. IMEX is the perfect opportunity to bump elbows with fellow meeting professionals after hours, out and about. Scout future meeting space at Mandalay Bay and the new CAESARS FORUM.

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