A Las Vegas casino tried to bully workers into voting down a union. It backfired

The NLRB board created new penalties for law-breaking employers. They’re finally having an impact—if they’re not overturned.

Five years ago, after a majority of workers at Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas signed cards to join the Culinary Workers Union, supervisors marched them into a series of mandatory meetings. The company promised employees free health care and new retirement benefits if they voted down the union, and vowed to drag out negotiations if the union won.