Supporters of the Culinary Workers Union carry picket signs calling for a fair contract outside the Golden Nugget casino in Las Vegas on February 2, 2024
Las Vegas (AFP) - Anger over rising prices and wages that don't stretch far enough brought thousands of casino workers onto the streets of Las Vegas in recent months, part of a wave of labor discontent in the United States. Yet President Joe Biden is gambling that if he keeps explaining how well the economy is doing, voters will reward him in November's election. In America's gaming capital, that seems like a risky bet. "The economy is horrible. Inflation has hurt everyone," Jennine Minervini of the Culinary Workers Union told AFP at a protest outside the Golden Nugget casino. The union, whic...
