Overview
- Union members from UNITE HERE Local 26 and Teamsters Local 25 say they will strike at 7 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 4 if no contract is reached.
- More than 1,000 employees across housekeeping, food and beverage, gaming floor and support roles authorized the strike in a mid‑August vote.
- The unions are demanding large wage increases, preserved guaranteed hours and continued employer health‑care funding in the new contract.
- Wynn/Encore says any deal must be financially sustainable and has offered wage increases far smaller than the unions seek, leaving talks at an impasse.
- A strike would immediately affect guest services and gaming operations at the Everett resort and could prompt last‑minute bargaining as happened with a 2023 authorization.