Virgin Hotels Las Vegas is actively hiring temporary replacement workers following a strike by approximately 700 hospitality workers that began last Friday. The hotel reports receiving hundreds of applications from skilled individuals, including former Culinary Union members from other Las Vegas properties.

The Culinary Union, whose members have been working without a contract since June 2023, disputes the qualifications of these replacement workers, labeling them as "scabs" and urging the public not to cross picket lines.

Key developments:

• Virgin Hotels reached a tentative agreement with 105 Teamsters union members covering front desk, bell/valet, and call center workers
• Management wants workers to vote on their recent offer
• The union seeks a five-year agreement with improved salary and benefits
• Striking workers remain on strike leave and cannot be fired
• No new bargaining sessions are currently scheduled

The strike coincides with the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix this weekend, traditionally a high-occupancy period for local hotels. This follows a year where the Culinary Union successfully negotiated agreements with numerous other Las Vegas Strip properties under similar strike threats.

Virgin Hotels maintains that the union's claims about replacement workers being "dishonest, untrained, or otherwise not qualified" are baseless, while union leadership argues that management's recent offer only added "a few more pennies" to their previous proposal.

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