Secretary-Treasurer of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 Ted Pappageorge addresses the media at the Culinary Union Hall in Las Vegas Feb 2020. Pappageorge says union workers at the Tropicana will receive a severance pay for their service when the Tropicana is torn down to make room for the Las Vegas A’s new ballpark in April 2025. (Las Vegas Review-Journal file photo)

Tropicana to offer Severance Pay

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By Amaury Pi-González

Severance pay is granted to employees terminated by employment in cases where employees are victims of business decisions where they have no say. In the case of the Tropicana in Las Vegas is about to happen.

That is when the Tropicana Casino-Hotel closes its doors on April 2 to free the way for the A’s to build their new ballpark. According to the Union, the Tropicana employees will receive $2,000 per year they worked at the iconic Las Vegas location, and many of the senior employees could receive up to $60,000 of severance pay.

This is excellent news, especially for the seniors who will get the notice and the severance money because there is a good chance most of these people will decide to retire. “It’s a significant part of that workforce that has been working there for decades,” Secretary-Treasurer of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 Ted Pappageorge said during a Zoom news conference earlier this week.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows leisure and hospitality employment was over 302,000. Las Vegas is a destination vacation entertainment city primarily dependent on the hospitality industry for its economy.

As of October, Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows leisure and hospitality employment was over 302,000, approximately 10,000 more employees than in February 2020, and nearly 5,000 above the previous peak in 2019. It is a huge union, almost half of the total population of Las Vegas, 602,000 people.

The A’s in Las Vegas will probably have a marketing plan in association with all the Hotel Casinos. Earlier in the process of their relocation, these were strong supporters: The Nevada AAPI Chamber of Commerce and Henderson Chamber of Commerce will attract most of their attendance, coming from out-of-towners.

Also supporting the A’s move earlier in the process were the Latin Chamber of Commerce, the Las Vegas Asian Chamber of Commerce, and the Vegas Chamber of Commerce.

Note: Las Vegas, Nevada, known as the “Entertainment Capital of the World,” takes the top spot on the list of cities worldwide with the most hotel rooms. With over 150,000 hotel rooms, Las Vegas offers visitors a wide variety of accommodations. From an average of $29 per night to $100,000 suits for high rollers.

What does the saying “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” mean? This was created in 2003 by the Las Vegas tourism department and an ad agency.

Do not forget that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, and what mostly stays in Vegas is your money.

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