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Photographs of Frontier Strike: Ironworkers and classified workers, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 August 07 (Folder 1 of 1 )

Information

Date

1991-08-07

Description

Culinary Union workers march in protest at the Frontier Hotel and Casino on August 7, 1991. Strikers have signs depicting Culinary Local 226 and Bartenders Local 165. Images also show secretary-treasurer of the Culinary Workers Union, Jim Arnold speaking on an outdoor stage. The Frontier marquee is depicted and reads, "Welcome Boilermakers, players bar 10am to 10pm, boilermakers 50 cents, bottle beer 25 cents." Protest signs read, "Conquering the Frontier, Culinary Local 226, Bartenders Local 165" and "Margaret Elardi, bargain in good faith."Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino

Digital ID

cwu0010

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1db7w159
Details

Subject

Culinary Workers Union Local 226
Labor unions
Strikes and lockouts
Hotels
Arnold, Jim
Hospitality industry
Casinos -- Employees
Labor disputes
Police
Crowds
Shopping centers
Casinos
Labor leaders

Time Period

1990s (1990 - 1999)

Place

Las Vegas

Resource Type

Image

Material Type

photographs
photographic prints

Source

Frontier Strike: Ironworkers and classified workers, 1991 August 07

Archival Collection

Culinary Workers Union Local 226 Las Vegas, Nevada Photographs

Digital Project

Culinary Workers Union Local 226 Photographs

Citation

cwu0010. Culinary Workers Union Local 226 Las Vegas, Nevada Photographs, approximately 1950-2006. PH-00382. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1db7w159

Rights

The Culinary Workers Union Local 226 retains copyrights to materials in this collection. Materials may be used for nonprofit purposes, including educational, teaching, scholarship, research, or other academic use. All for-profit use of copyrighted materials must receive permission in advance from the Culinary Workers Union Local 226. For more information, please see the UNLV Special Collections policies on reproduction and use (https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/research_and_services/reproductions) or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.

Rights Holder

Culinary Workers Union Local 226

Standardized Rights Statement

In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted

Digital Provenance

Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

Date Digitized

2016-06-16

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

image/tiff