Gem Gaming announced the project in 1995, as The Reserve, with an opening planned for July 4, 1996. The two unions together represent 60,000 workers in Las Vegas and Reno. Fiesta Henderson (formerly The Reserve) was a hotel and casino located on 35 acres (14 ha) of land at 777 West Lake Mead Parkway in Henderson, Nevada.
In May of2019, the National Labor Relations Board found that the Palms was in violation of federal laws in refusing to recognize and bargain with the Culinary and Bartenders Unions. Throughout 2019, multiple demonstrations have been organized outside the Palms with major national union organizations showing their support.Ĭandidates in the presidential race have also voiced support for the Culinary Union in its fight with the Palms throughout 2019, including Bernie Sander, Julian Castro and Pete Buttigieg. RELATED| Las Vegas among major cities most vulnerable to job automation, research finds The narrow win for the Culinary Union comes amidst various battles with Station Casinos, the operating subsidiary of Red Rock Resorts Inc., at other properties, most notably the Palms, which have voted to unionize but have been unable to negotiate with the properties’ management as the latter refuses to recognize the unions. I have a family, and I want to make sure that they taken care of.” Matthew Seevers, a bartender at Fiesta Henderson, said, “I voted yes to unionize because I want to have better health insurance, job security and a pension.
