September 21 - Fighting the Runaway Shop

Labor History in 2:00 · Sep 21, 2026 · 1m

On this day in Labor History the year was 1991.

That was the day that members of Culinary Workers Union Local 226 went on strike against the Frontier Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

What they did not know was that the strike would last for more than six years—becoming one of the longest work actions in U.S. labor history.

The Frontier was the second casino to open on the Vegas Strip in 1942.

At the time of the strike the Elardi family owned the historic casino.

The Elardi’s were vehemently anti-union.

They renovated the old facility and then reopened refusing to sign a contract to pay its…