Casa Bonita Workers Vote to Unionize

Performers and crew at Casa Bonita, the iconic Colorado restaurant recently renovated by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, are organizing to unionize with the Actors' Equity Association and IATSE Local 7 to seek improved working conditions. Their demands include fair pay, benefits, better safety measures, and clearer communication with management, driven by concerns over insufficient training and abusive patrons. The unionization effort has seen two petitions filed with the National Labor Relations Board, representing 78 employees, both full-time and part-time. While Casa Bonita management has expressed that they value employee safety and compensation, they declined a request for voluntary recognition of the union. This movement follows previous employee grievances, including a controversial no-tipping policy that highlighted dissatisfaction with working conditions. The response of Parker and Stone to this push for unionization remains uncertain, as their past comments suggest mixed support for such initiatives.