Picketing continued Sunday outside a hotel-casino near the Las Vegas Strip that remained open with no talks scheduled between management and union members striking for a new contract.

A walkout by hundreds of hospitality workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip entered its second day with union members willing to undergo the financial hardships of being out of work as they wait for a new contract.

Hundreds of hotel workers at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas have gone on strike following a prolonged dispute over contract terms with the Culinary Workers Union. The action marks the first open-ended strike in 22 years for the union,