Las Vegas hospitality workers reach agreement which could avert strike

The Culinary Workers Union in Las Vegas has reached a tentative deal with casino giant Caesars Entertainment (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

The labour union representing tens of thousands of Las Vegas hospitality workers announced on Wednesday that it had reached a tentative deal with casino giant Caesars Entertainment.

The deal was a major breakthrough that could help avert an unprecedented strike at more than a dozen hotel-casinos on the Las Vegas Strip.