Culinary Union Presses Station Casinos To Negotiate
Culinary Union leaders and Nevada officials called on Station Casinos on October 27, 2026 to open contract talks for workers at Red Rock Casino, nearly eight weeks after the US Supreme Court refused to block a federal order requiring the company to bargain.
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford and US Representatives Dina Titus, Steven Horsford and Susie Lee joined union leaders and Station Casinos workers at Culinary Union headquarters in Las Vegas, according to the union's press release.
On September 4, 2026, the Supreme Court denied Station Casinos' emergency application to stay a ruling that Red Rock must recognise and negotiate with the Culinary Union. The union cites docket 26A289, and Nevada Current reports that Chief Justice John Roberts issued the denial.
The order traces back to the National Labor Relations Board, which found in 2024 that Red Rock violated federal labour law during the union's 2019 organising effort. The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit upheld that finding in June 2026. Red Rock workers voted to unionise in 2019.
What The Union And Officials Said
Culinary Union secretary-treasurer Ted Pappageorge said it was time for Station Casinos to put down the sword and pick up the pen. Union president Diana Valles said Station Casinos had just reported the best financial quarter in its history, and that workers at Green Valley Ranch and Red Rock trail Strip union members by an average of $14,400 a year in wages. Those figures are the union's own claims.
Ford said the courts had spoken and that it is time to negotiate. Nevada Current noted that Ford is the Democratic nominee for governor and that the event came less than a week before Election Day. Titus and Horsford pointed to federal bills, including the PRO Act and the Faster Labor Contracts Act, while Lee urged a fair and timely contract.
Notices And Station Casinos' Response
The federal order also requires Station Casinos to post NLRB notices at Red Rock Casino, Boulder Station and Palace Station. They state that the company will not threaten employees with job loss for choosing union representation or coerce them over union activity, among other commitments. The union says the notices have not yet been posted.
Station Casinos told the Las Vegas Review-Journal in September that it would comply with the court order while still objecting to the NLRB's decision, as Nevada Current reported. The company has not publicly responded to the October 27 call in the sources we reviewed.
What To Watch
The next step is whether Station Casinos opens contract talks or posts the required notices. Station Casinos operates casinos across the Las Vegas valley, and the union says Red Rock workers have waited nearly seven years for a first contract.
The Culinary Union has fought to organise Station Casinos for decades. Nevada's gaming licensees are regulated by the state, and labour disputes of this kind can attract scrutiny from officials as well as the courts. We will report any movement from either side.
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