Mario Sandoval
Mario Sandoval moved to Las Vegas when he was four-years-old from Mexico where he was born. Mario and his six siblings were raised by a single mother. He started working at Binion’s Horseshoe at 16-years-old and has been working full time there for 39 years.He has been an active union member, shop steward, and volunteer organizing for many years and participated in the 9-month Binion’s Horseshoe Strike in 1990. Recently he fought to win the Right to Return to his job. He was fired during the pandemic, was out of work for over a year, and recently back to work because of SB386. Mario has shared his story with national and local press, he has spoken directly with VP Kamala Harris about the importance of workers not being abandoned as the economy recovers, and he has testified in front of Congress.Mario Sandoval, food server at Binion’s steakhouse: “I’m happy that we won Right to Return! With the power of the union, I’ll be able to go back to work where I was employed for 36 years. Our union is what makes the middle class in Nevada and I’m so proud to be a Culinary Union member today and always.”