Overview

• Vice President Kamala Harris visited Las Vegas to celebrate the Culinary Workers Union's 'historic' contract win, which includes the largest wage increases ever negotiated in the union’s 88-year history.
• The Culinary Union, with its 50,000 members, majority women, immigrant and Latino, is a powerful force in Nevada politics and has helped Democrats win in the state for decades.
• Harris's visit is seen as a boost to a key ally within the labor movement and a signal that the Biden campaign will fight to retain Nevada, a closely contested battleground state.
• The Biden campaign is making Black and Hispanic engagement central to its reelection efforts, with Harris and President Joe Biden separately heading to South Carolina over the next week.
• The new contract negotiated by the Culinary Workers Union includes a 32% pay raise across five years and new workplace safety standards.