Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) The Culinary Union has a rally planned for Thursday night that will shut down one of the busiest portions of the Las Vegas Strip.
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Thousands of Culinary workers are expected to attend the "We Will Come Back Stronger!" event that’s scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. on the Strip between Harmon Avenue and Paris Drive
The union says 35% of its members have not returned to work since layoffs that followed the start of the pandemic a year and a half ago. The rally is not a protest, organizers say.
Three lanes of the Strip are expected to close during the rally
The union describes it as the first major rally since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The union put on a march on Sept. 21