Las Vegas, Nevada is one of the top destinations for corporate conventions of any size. Again when capital allows companies to come in for a day, a weekend or even a weeklong stay and have entertainment right at their fingertips 24 hours a day. This makes Las Vegas the perfect destination for many corporate conventions.

Currently Harrah’s Hotel and Casino is negotiating contracts with the dealers Union in trying to come up with a suitable agreement. Thus far in contract negotiations they have not come to any sort of agreement that has been acceptable for the dealers Union. Since the dealers Union feel that they are being treated poorly, many other unions are getting behind their struggle.

The teachers union has spoken up against Harrah’s Hotel and Casino resort in an attempt to show their support for the dealers Union in Atlantic City.

Recently, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers wrote a letter to Harrah’s Casino resort stating, “Las Vegas is another popular venue for our meetings. However, while this stalemate continues, we will be actively seeking alternative business relationships and facilities for upcoming conventions and meetings.”

The American Federation of teachers currently has over 1.4 million members which should have a significant impact on the convention rate at Harrah’s Hotel and Casino. The letter from Weingarten continued, “Your egregious treatment of employees engaged in the legally protected right to bargain collectively has consequences.”

Weingarten completed his letter by stating, “We look forward to hearing of the fair resolution of a contract with the UAW Atlantic City dealers’ union. Until that time, our policy is to take our meeting and convention business elsewhere.”

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