LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Over 2,000 trade show workers represented by Teamsters Local 631 have ratified a four-year agreement that delivers higher wages, enhanced benefits and improved working conditions.
The bargaining unit includes exhibit builders, riggers, carpet installers, decorators, freight and material handlers, forklift operators and aerial riggers employed by more than 100 contractors nationwide. These workers set up trade shows and conventions in Las Vegas that attract millions of people annually.
All trade show members of Teamsters Local 631 complete an apprenticeship program and are certified as journeymen…