The LVCVA is the official destination marketing organization of Las Vegas and operates the Convention Center and Cashman Center. The LVCVA brings visitors to Las Vegas and Clark County by promoting tourism, conventions, meetings and special events.
LVCVA web site
Tourism numbers down, but higher than expect. LVCVA releases 2009 tourism numbers for Las Vegas.
Read about it here:
LVCVA Growth Article
View the video from Fox 5 News here:
http://www.fox5vegas.com/video/22517884/index.htm
You can read the latest LVCVA bargaining update here:
LVCVA Bargaining Update 02-05-10
Last week LVCVA management recklessly released a memo among staff that called for mandatory furloughs.
Worksite Union Leadership met briefly with management and shared our position that any imposed furloughs clearly violates multiple articles of our Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Salaries and hours of work are specifically affected by mandated furloughs. These are two tenets of mandatory subjects of bargaining covered by NRS 288.150. We consider this illegal action a high priority that needs immediate attention.
That was the message President Al Martinez delivered to the LVCVA Board. He also urged the Board to immediately advise LVCVA management to reconsider their actions.
We’ve filed a grievance and have recommended that we bypass the internal process and move to an expedited arbitration process. We don’t want to go down that path but will take the necessary means.
Though Rossi agreed to meet with us in a short conversation after the Board meeting, he’s now refusing to meet with us. From what we understand, some furloughs have been scheduled as early as this coming Sunday.
Whether you’re in favor of furloughs or not, we cannot allow management to get away with breaking the law. Ultimately, any decision about furloughs is a choice that will only be made by the union membership.