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-up1525cross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.ee
arrow-up1525external-linkLas Vegas hospitality workers overwhelmingly permit union to call strike against hotels, casinosapnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilinkcross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.ee
minus-squareKitlinkfedilinkarrow-up26·1 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.
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.