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Culinary Union tells Clark County commissioners DBE airport workers face lower pay, threatens strike
Summary
Culinary Workers Union representatives and airport employees urged commissioners to act on DBE-contract issues at Harry Reid International Airport, saying disadvantaged business enterprise contractors pay cooks and servers $3–$4 less per hour, lack health and pension benefits, and face a recertification risk; the union warned of a Nov. 14 strike.
Several airport workers and union representatives used the public-comment period to urge Clark County to address long-running contract disputes at the airport involving disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) employers.
Ted Papa George of the Culinary Workers Union said the union represents about 60,000 members and that 10 DBE employers operate about 20 outlets at the airport and have not settled contracts in four years. "The cooks and servers…
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