Protest blocks Las Vegas Strip
Members of Culinary Local 226 block traffic on the Strip in front of the Cosmopolitan hotel Wednesday to protest stalled contract negotiations with management.
In an act of civil disobedience, members of the Culinary Union march on the Las Vegas Strip in front of the Cosmopolitan Hotel during a planned protest on Wednesday.
In an act of civil disobedience, members of the Culinary Union march on the Las Vegas Strip in front of the Cosmopolitan Hotel during a planned protest on Wednesday.
In an act of civil disobedience, members of the Culinary Union march on the Las Vegas Strip in front of the Cosmopolitan Hotel during a planned protest on Wednesday.
In an act of civil disobedience, D. Taylor, President of UNITE HERE, gets arrested on the Las Vegas Strip in front of the Cosmopolitan Hotel during a planned protest on Wednesday.
The Rev. Kathryn A. Obenour, middle, participates in a protest as members of the Culinary Union block traffic on the Las Vegas Strip in front of the Cosmopolitan Hotel on Wednesday.
In an act of civil disobedience, members of the Culinary Union march on the Las Vegas Strip in front of the Cosmopolitan Hotel during a planned protest on Wednesday.
In an act of civil disobedience, members of the Culinary Union march on the Las Vegas Strip in front of the Cosmopolitan Hotel during a planned protest on Wednesday.
Rev. Hilario Cisneros, middle, prays as members of the Culinary Union stage a protest on the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday
In an act of civil disobedience, Geoconda Arguello-Kline, middle, Secretary-Treasurer of the Culinary Workers Local 226, gets arrested on the Las Vegas Strip in front of the Cosmopolitan Hotel during a planned protest on Wednesday.
Members of Culinary Local 226 blocked traffic on the Strip in front of the Cosmopolitan hotel Wednesday to protest stalled contract negotiations with management. At least 104 people were cited for obstructing the roadway during the protest, which closed parts of Las Vegas Boulevard for 50 minutes, Las Vegas police said.
Culinary Union spokeswoman Yvanna Cancela says the protest was the first time in two decades that workers have engaged in civil disobedience outside a unionized casino. Workers have been in contract talks with Cosmopolitan owner Deutsche Bank for two years.
