Walkout possible if MGM Mirage, Perini don’t address workers’ concerns

Union workers "will take action tonight," including a possible walkout, if MGM Mirage and Perini Building Co. do not take action by midnight tonight to address safety concerns at the $9 billion CityCenter construction site, Steve Ross, secretary-treasurer of the Southern Nevada Building and Construction Trades Council, said today.

Ross did not indicate during a press conference at the council's headquarters in Henderson what action the workers would take, although he did say a walkout was a possibility.

On Saturday, a sixth worker was killed on the CityCenter construction site since work began in early 2007.

The alliance of trade unions has been meeting with MGM Mirage and Perini officials over the past few weeks to discuss job safety on the project, and the council voted today to take action against the companies if its concerns are not met.

The council is demanding that the companies submit to an immediate work site safety assessment by the Center for Construction Research and Training, institute on-site training administered by the center, and grant full job site access to union officials and safety officials.