Demand LVCVA Support Working Families
Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is an actual government agency in command of a large taxpayer-funded budget ($900 million in 2019). The Board of Directors is comprised of 8 public officials (mayors, city councilpersons, county commissioners), and 6 private sector representatives (hotel and casino executives, chamber of commerce, etc). This unique composition of public and private power makes the LVCVA a prime target for a set of demands concerned with labor and education justice as the two largest workforces in Nevada are gaming & hospitality, and education labor.
During a recent LVCVA Board of Director's Meeting on July 15th, we had a call to action that resulted in over 50 public comment submissions urging the LVCVA to support working families. We will continue calling on them to assist stakeholders in the current crisis facing Clark County workers by immediately partnering with the school district, gaming, hospitality, and others to ensure the workforce is supported and its children safely and equitably educated.
This is part of an ongoing local project and a larger national campaign to Demand Safe Schools with teachers unions in Chicago, Boston, and LA to demand that schools stay shut so as to not put our teachers at risk. In order to do that, we must step up as a community to make sure this is possible without creating further risks and burdens on our workforce. If you would like to learn more about these efforts or how to become involved further, you can contact us at lvdsalabor@gmail.com.
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This school year Clark County students will attend classes from a remote location. Countless workers now face a critical choice between caring for their children or earning a living. People should not be forced to place their children in vulnerable situations simply because they must work. Families should not see decimated income due to costs of childcare, internet access, and technology. This potentially catastrophic situation will have far-reaching consequences for Clark County's working families.
Government has a responsibility to ensure all children have access to safe and equitable resources in order to attend school remotely while households return to work.
Given the composition of this agency, its resources, and wide ranging influence, the LVCVA should support and assist Clark County’s workforce by facilitating or implementing the following:
- Flexible schedules for workers with children of school age.
- Enhanced and expanded on-site childcare options for workers.
- Funding for community-based childcare and recreation centers.
- Subsidies for providing students with technology and internet access.
We call on LVCVA’s Board of Directors to assist stakeholders in the current crisis facing Clark County workers by immediately partnering with the school district, gaming, hospitality, and others to ensure the workforce is supported and its children safely and equitably educated.