Station Casinos workers and Culinary Union tell Gaming Control Board Red Rock faces labor‑law scrutiny

Jennifer Hansen, a banquet server at Station Casinos, told the board she and family members were laid off in May 2020 and struggled to regain their former seniority after rehiring. "I was laid off May 2020… I was rehired by Red Rock in July 2021… I am now number 46 on the list, which is worse than when I was first hired there," Hansen said, urging that a union contract would help employees and their families recover job security and seniority.

Ira Dianen, representing the Culinary Union, summarized oral argument at the D.C. Circuit on Red Rock Resorts’ appeal of a June 2024 National Labor Relations Board decision. Dianen said the NLRB found "extensive, coercive, and unlawful misconduct stemming from a carefully crafted corporate strategy" and that the D.C. Circuit had questioned Red Rock’s conduct during oral argument. He asked the board directly: if Red Rock is found to have violated federal labor law, “we assume the Gaming Control Board would have something to say about it?” and urged that Nevada gaming license holders be held accountable for unlawful conduct.

The board did not take action during public comment; chairman Dreiser reminded speakers that matters raised during public comment cannot be acted on at the same meeting under Nevada’s open meeting law. Dianen said the union would submit the oral‑argument transcript to the board for the public record.

Why it matters: speakers framed the issue as worker protections and corporate accountability tied to both federal labor enforcement and Nevada gaming licensure. The board acknowledged the comments and accepted materials for the record but did not open a formal investigation on the floor during this meeting.