Supreme Court Upholds Ruling Forcing Red Rock Casino to Negotiate With Culinary Union

The United States Supreme Court has denied an emergency request from Red Rock Casino asking Chief Justice John Roberts to halt a lower court’s decision requiring the casino to comply with an order from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Red Rock Casino is pictured at night on Nov. 9, 2025. The US Supreme Court has dismissed the resort’s emergency request related to its ongoing legal dispute with the National Labor Relations Board and the Culinary Union. (Image: Shutterstock) Roberts denied the application Friday (Sept. 4), upholding the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit’s judgment that it recognize and bargain in good faith with the Culinary Union. Roberts, charged with reviewing emergency applications on the Court’s behalf, did not issue a statement in dismissing the request. “Application denied by the Chief Justice,” read the Supreme Court docket in Red Rock LLC, d/b/a Red Rock Casino Resort Spa v. National Labor Relations Board. The largest casino union in Las Vegas has been at odds with Red Rock Resort and its parent company, Station Casinos, for many years. The union has argued in court that Station Casinos has interfered with its unionizing efforts by posting anti-union messaging in break rooms and threatening workers who led organizing campaigns. The union also said Red Rock Casino announced pay increases right before its election to sway votes. Station Casinos has denied interfering with the union, saying it already pays its employees above what Culinary members receive at other casinos throughout Las Vegas. Yearslong Legal Saga In 2022, the NLRB found that it would be unreasonable to think that a fair election could be conducted at a Station Casinos property because of the company’s interference. The independent federal agency’s investigation came after a union vote at Red Rock Casino came back against organizing. Red Rock Casino attorneys said the union levied the interference allegations because they lost. Upset at the loss, the union filed unfair labor practice charges and objections, principally claiming that Red Rock (through Station Casinos) unlawfully and objectionably influenced the outcome of the election by promising, granting, and announcing improved benefits before the vote. There was nothing extraordinary or unusual about Station Casinos’ decision to improve benefits for its 14,000 employees across ten properties, nine of which were not Red Rock,” the application read. The NLRB disagreed, and the DC Circuit Court ordered Red Rock Casino to recognize the Culinary Union and allow it to conduct a fair election. The casino has repeatedly appealed, with the full DC Circuit in August 2026 denying Red Rock’s petition for a rehearing. Red Rock Casino Directives With the Supreme Court rejecting Red Rock Casino’s emergency stay appeal, the property must immediately recognize and bargain with the Culinary Union. The casino must also not engage in unfair labor practices, post notices informing employees of their union rights, and affirm remedial steps to ensure that union-busting procedures aren’t committed in the future. The post Supreme Court Upholds Ruling Forcing Red Rock Casino to Negotiate With Culinary Union appeared first on Casino.org.