return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoLas Vegas hospitality workers overwhelmingly permit union to call strike against hotels, casinosapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1533arrow-down13
arrow-up1530arrow-down1external-linkLas Vegas hospitality workers overwhelmingly permit union to call strike against hotels, casinosapnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareKit@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up28·1 year agoVoting to authorize a strike =/= striking. Voting to authorize a strike happens with nearly every union contract negotiation. It just means “If we cannot reach an agreement by x date, we have the option to strike.”. It is very likely that the union will reach a deal before then.
minus-squareOutOfMemory@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoExcept in this case there is no date set yet. They’ve just agreed that they’re willing to strike.
minus-squareKit@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThe date is the day the contract expires.
Voting to authorize a strike =/= striking.
Voting to authorize a strike happens with nearly every union contract negotiation. It just means “If we cannot reach an agreement by x date, we have the option to strike.”.
It is very likely that the union will reach a deal before then.
Except in this case there is no date set yet. They’ve just agreed that they’re willing to strike.
The date is the day the contract expires.