Monday, June 02, 2008

labor dispute?

Another labor dispute in Vegas? Hmm....from the Las Vegas Review Journal:

Walkout possible if MGM Mirage, Perini don't address workers' concerns

Union workers "will take action tonight," including a possible walkout, if MGM Mirage and Perini Building Co. do not take action by midnight tonight to address safety concerns at the $9 billion CityCenter construction site, Steve Ross, secretary-treasurer of the Southern Nevada Building and Construction Trades Council, said today.

On Saturday, a sixth worker was killed on the CityCenter construction site since work began in early 2007.
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If you haven't seen the CityCenter construction site, it's positively monstrous. It's like they're building a whole new city on The Strip.