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Las Vegas Culinary Workers Ready To Strike Next Week

Author Carla Rea
Las Vegas Culinary could strike ahead of F1

The Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend is just around the corner. Two weeks away as of this writing. But a Culinary workers strike could seriously affect that weekend.

Las Vegas Culinary Workers Ready To Strike Even With F1 Days Away

Hospitality workers in Las Vegas say they will go on strike at 5 a.m. Nov. 10 if a new five-year contract agreement is not reached.

You see, culinary workers have a calendar, too. And they know how this could crush one of the biggest events in Las Vegas history.

The strike deadline is just six days before the big Formula One race. More than 100,000 visitors are projected to be on the Las Vegas strip for race weekend.

Contracts expired with the three major companies in Las Vegas — MGM Resorts, Caesars, and Wynn — months ago. A strike authorization vote was held, and not surprising, 95% of members supported a strike. About 35,000 members are currently working under expired contracts. They would be the first to walk the line if there is no deal.

Workers will literally walk off the job if no deal is reached. Boom – strike.

It’s Not At All Just About Money

AP News reports that Ted Pappageorge, the union’s secretary-treasurer and chief contract negotiator, said the union and its members hope it doesn’t come to a strike but that “workers are prepared, united and ready to strike if necessary.”

The strike doesn’t just involve wage increases. It’s also about employee safety. Things have changed a lot in the service industry. Wait staff, bartenders, housekeeping – they don’t feel safe. More security, and emergency buttons behind the bar have been discussed.

Culinary workers are also fearful of technology taking their jobs. Union contracts make it clear that workers are to be given six months’ notice if technology replacing them. This is a concern of many people this day and age.

The union is far reaching. It includes cocktail servers, bartenders, housekeeping, kitchen workers, cooks, porters, laundry, and more.

The Culinary union last had a walkout in 1984. Seventeen thousand union members struck.

Hopefully an agreement is reached before Grand Prix weekend. If not, things could get very dicey in Las Vegas.

Carla Rea is the morning show co-host on “The Mike and Carla Morning Show" on 96.3 KKLZ, in Las Vegas. She has been working with her partner and friend Mike O'Brian for the past 25 plus years. At KKLZ for 12 years. Carla Rea is a Gracie Award winner. She started out in talk radio, "when talk radio was still fun" Rea says. Prior to, and along with doing the morning show, Carla is also a comedian. You may have seen her on Conan O'Brien, Evening at The Improv, Showtime, or several comedy clubs across the country. Carla also worked as a light feature reporter at KSNV/NBC Las Vegas, going behind the scenes at various shows, and restaurants on the Las Vegas strip. As a content creator 96.3 KKLZ, Carla writes in a sarcastic, cheeky, unapologetic way on Las Vegas, movies, TV, celebrities, and this thing we call life.

Nevada's Odd City Names Include Winnemucca And Puckerbrush

There are some very oddly named cities in The United States. Some are hard to spell, some hard to pronounce, and some are both. 

Welcome to Winnemucca

In our state of Nevada, there are some goofy city names. As a native of Nevada, I’m proud to say I’ve been to, or through, just about all of them. The strangest city names in Nevada are rich in history and our own state’s story.

Winnemucca, Nevada. Where we have all spent a week there one night (old joke). The City of Winnemucca says it is “the cross-road linking the northern route on US Highway 95 from Oregon and Idaho to Interstate 80, which spans from East to West across northern Nevada, bridging the gap between central California and Utah.”  It’s a small town of about 8,500 with all of those things you’d expect from a small town.

Next Up — Jiggs And PuckerBrush

We also have Beowawe, Puckerbrush (just outside of Winnemucca), and Adaven. Does that one look familiar? It’s Nevada spelled backwards. Many are ghost towns now, but they’re still out there.

Wendover (they’ve heard all the jokes, so don’t even try), Weed, Jiggs, Carp, Pahrump and Bunkerville — all in the great silver state of Nevada.

I have an old high school friend who lives in Jarbidge, Nevada. It’s way up at the top of the state of Nevada, if you’re looking at a map. Right near Wendover! It was booming at one time — maybe nearly 1,500 people once settled there because of the mining boom in Nevada in the early 1900’s in Nevada, according to the Western Mining History. Now, as of a recent census, Jarbidge boasts about 100 people. But might I add — it’s beautiful!

There are some hilariously named cities in the United States. And I commend those of you in Albuquerque, New Mexico; in Poughkeepsie, New York; and Meeteetse, Wyoming. I commend you for even learning how to spell the city you live in or came from.

But those are the least of it when it comes to oddly named and weirdly spelled cities in the U.S. Here are a few of the strangest city names.

  • Zzyzx, California

    You’ll find Zzyzx between Las Vegas and Los Angeles just off off I-15. Nothing much there but a beautiful serene lake and a bit of a creepy abandoned mineral springs area. Some say it’s haunted. You’ll find some more interesting Zzxyx history in this video. Interesting, and a little creepy.

    Zzyzx road sign

  • Humptulips, Washington

    According to Grays Harbor, hundreds of thousands of tourists drive through Humptulips each year. Humptulips is a Salish word named by the Chehalis Tribe a few thousands years ago. The word and name Humptulips means “Hard to Pole.” This term refers to the difficulty in traveling the river by boat. 

    Washington State road sign

  • Quonochontaug, Rhode Island

    Unless you are from there, go ahead and try to pronounce it. Quonochontaug, pronounced: KWAHN-ah-kahn-tawg. Yeah . . . still can’t pronounce it. It means black fish. Which they probably could have named it originally but noooooo. It is known by the locals as “Quonnie.” The Providence Journal says it is mainly a second-home, summer town.

    Rhode Island coast

  • Tyewhoppety, Kentucky

    Pronounced Tih-WAH-pih-tee. The name might be local slang for an “unkempt, ill-appearing person” or a Shawnee word meaning “place of no return.” It’s probably the latter. According to Toponymatic, the name might be local slang for an “unkempt, ill-appearing person” or a Shawnee word meaning “place of no return.” It’s probably the latter, but I like the first.

    Kentucky Sign

  • Boring, Oregon

    According to Bob Vila the town named for William Harrison Boring, a former Union soldier and farmer who settled the area. The locals say it’s an exciting place to live. Humor — I like it!

    WElcome to Oregon Sign

  • Peculiar, Missouri

    The Chicago Tribune reported that the city suggested the name Excelsior but were told the name was already taken in Missouri. They tried again and got the same answer. Frustrated, they asked the city to give them a “peculiar” name — even writing the word “peculiar” in quotation marks. Well guess what? There’s your name!

    Missouri Welcomes you sign

  • Three Way, Tennessee

    Last but not least — Three Way! No, not what you think or wish. According to Babbel, Three Way was named after the three way split of the U.S. Route 45. Guys, that should have been your first and only guess on how this city was named.

    This Way That Way The Other Way Signs

     

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