Hotel strike? Will the O be affected?

[onlyme]

If the Hotel Union strikes during that weekend.  I heard they are close to going on strike.  DO you think that would do anything about the show.  Not sure, I know its union but not sure if its part of the hotel union. 

[Stark]

If the Hotel Union strikes during that weekend.  I heard they are close to going on strike.  DO you think that would do anything about the show.  Not sure, I know its union but not sure if its part of the hotel union. 

All of the Hotels?

[corinth]

Muscletech is giving each of the hotel workers a free Jay Cutler Mass Stack in honor of their buying of this year's Olympia for Jay.

Come on guys, we know how this all works.

 

[gordiano]

I'm sure there will still be plenty of "sessions" an "grapefruit fucking" taking place.....

[Livewire]

professional athletes are rich.

i'm sure most of the guys on the olympia stage already own a hotel or two.  they're millionaires.

[Bluto]

I'm sure there will still be plenty of "sessions" an "grapefruit fucking" taking place.....

and i bet youll be the first in line... i wonder why there's not a single post you make that hasnt gay reference? actually i know why...   

[Livewire]

and i bet youll be the first in line... i wonder why there's not a single post you make that hasnt gay reference? actually i know why...   

why?

[Bluto]

why?

he's gay

[gordiano]

why?

Don't mind him. He's a joke on this board, no one takes him seriously. He's still bitter that half the board (including yours truly) roasted his hero, Derek Anthony.

[dzulboy]

professional athletes are rich.

i'm sure most of the guys on the olympia stage already own a hotel or two.  they're millionaires.

your posts been getting funnier and funnier lately

[stuntmovie]

I'm here in LV but haven't heard anything about a hotel strike. Are you thinking about the Culinary Union?

Here's the inside dopw as far as I can ascertain right now ------->

Workers at 14 Las Vegas casinos yesterday overwhelmingly voted to authorize their union to call for a strike if contract agreements aren't reached.
The vote covers about 10,000 workers at 12 downtown Las Vegas hotels and casinos and two properties on The Strip. The workers are members of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and the Bartenders Union Local 165 who have been working on contract extensions.

No walkout is expected immediately and the vote only gives union officials the ability to call for a strike if negotiations should break down. The last time the union went on strike was in May 2002 when workers at the downtown Golden Gate casino walked off their jobs after failing to reach an agreement with management.

The strike vote also covers unionized workers at two industrial laundries.

The hotels that would be affected are: Binion's, El Cortez, Fitzgerald's, Four Queens, Fremont, Golden Gate, Golden Nugget, Jerry's Nugget, Las Vegas Club, Las Vegas Hilton, Main Street, Plaza, Tropicana and Western. The laundries are Al Phillips and Mission Industries.
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No mention of the Orleans so there's not much to worry about! If it does spread around town it simply means that we'll not be drinking any alcohol and have to eat at McDonalds or In-n-Out during the Olympia. But the casinos here always have a stand by crew ready , willing and able to fill the void. In fact, I might even be rolling your Sushi.

[Don Miracle]

Are you thinking about the Culinary Union?

 

[stuntmovie]

You have an alert mind, Don! Good observation.

[Chick]

Keep reaching , Keith..............

[stuntmovie]

While we're on this Culinary subject, make sure you try the Prime Rib special in the "coffee shoppe restaurant" at the Orleans if you are here for the Olympia. I ordered it again this evening and for the price, it can't be beat.

And if anyone wants to know the top ten best deals in LV  (in my humble opinion), let me know and I'll send them to ya. Most include free money and toofers and great food bargains.

AND .... Keith has very good reasons for hopeing that this Olympia is a major success.

And don't forget to PLACE the 9.

[Don Miracle]

You have an alert mind, Don! Good observation.

    

While we're on this Culinary subject, make sure you try the Prime Rib special in the "coffee shoppe restaurant" at the Orleans if you are here for the Olympia. I ordered it again this evening and for the price, it can't be beat.

And if anyone wants to know the top ten best deals in LV  (in my humble opinion), let me know and I'll send them to ya. Most include free money and toofers and great food bargains.

AND .... Keith has very good reasons for hopeing that this Olympia is a major success.

And don't forget to PLACE the 9.

You make some great posts, Stuntmovie.   I appreciate the stories and information.

[stuntmovie]

Thanks, Don! I are smart!  That is why!

And I always try to speak of what I really know about and expect corrections from my elders.

And I never brag but today I did help a bag lady cross the street.

A few random acts of kindness always seem to make my day.

Thanks, Don!

[onlyme]

Keep reaching , Keith..............

Not reaching for anything Bobby boy.  Just wondering.  Heard it on the TV last night and it is affecting the way people here are planning there trips to Vegas.  See you pop off without understanding the reason.  See Vegas is the #1 destination for people in Hawaii.  The downtown hotels are also their #1 destination.  So I was just wondering if it was going to affect the Olympia if it hit the Orleans, but I understand where you are coming from.  Nice try though. So, to make you look bad again, no I don't wish the strike to affect the Olympia

[Don Miracle]

Thanks, Don! I are smart!  That is why!

And I always try to speak of what I really know about and expect corrections from my elders.

And I never brag but today I did help a bag lady cross the street.

A few random acts of kindness always seem to make my day.

Thanks, Don!

You sound a little nuts, though.

[Livewire]

Keep reaching , Keith..............

Bob - if there were a hotel strike, a transporation strike, a culinary strike - or ANY kind of work limitation which would limit the experience for the visitor-

You wouldn't tell us.

Am I right?


I'm not saying Keith knows what he's talking about.  I'm pointing out that *if* you said anything at all to cast doubt on a 100% experience, some people wouldn't buy tickets, and you'd be hurting the IFBB.  So any words criticizing such a thought, should come with the grains of salt that you aren't an unbiased pundit, and you CAN'T shoot us straight even if there were something wrong.

[stuntmovie]

That too, Don! Especially around this time of nite after a busy day with my crazy, wacko associates in a few of the local's casinos. You either got to be a bit crazy or you'l go completely nutz, so I choose the former over the latter and end up being content in my own subnormal way.

[stuntmovie]

I can't think of any kind of strike that could possibly happen in LV that would have any affect on any of you. Even if a major strike was to occur.

And since I am Pro Union, here's some information on the longest strike ever to occur in LV......... (More information than you'll ever need to know but a bit of this is very interesting.)

From September 21, 1991 until February 1, 1998 members of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 in Las Vegas (those darn guys again) staged a strike against the New Frontier and the Elardis (owners). A settlement was reached on October 28, 1997 when Mr. Ruffin announced he would purchase the New Frontier from the Elardis for $165 million dollars. The strike ended when Ruffin officially took possession.

Same property recently sold for $33 million an acre and I can recall when 4x8 plywood signs lettered with black shoe polish were offering road side acres for $300 each. Not sure but I think a lot of that desert land was owned by none other than W.C Fields and Mae West back in the early to mid 40's.

According to an article in the Las Vegas Sun, the following events occurred during the strike:
17 CWU Local 226 strikers died.
106 babies were born to CWU member mothers who have walked the picket line.
The Dunes, Landmark, Sands and Hacienda were all closed and imploded during the strike period.
More than 21,340 hotel rooms were constructed in Las Vegas during the strike period.
Construction on an additional 19,000 rooms and suites was started\ during that time.
235 of the original 550 strikers had walked the line in shifts manned 24 hours a day.

Even then the place (Frontier) was completely open for business and you wouldn't even have noticed that a strike was underway except for the guys and gals marching across the front of the hotel on a constant basis yelling at anyone who crossed over the picket line. But I can't recall eating in that place during that striking timeframe. Had a meal there much later after the strike was over and I have a feeling that the culinary union was still pissed off for some reason.