Workers at an off-Strip hotel-casino could be heading toward a strike after two years of failed contract negotiations.

Members of Teamsters Local 986 at Rio voted to authorize a strike over unfair labor practices, according to a Monday night press release. The vote follows nearly two years of stalled negotiations with Dreamscape, the property’s owner and an affiliate of Hyatt Resorts.

“The Rio can afford to meet the demands of our members, but management is refusing so they can put more money in their own pockets. It’s wrong, and the Teamsters are not going to let them get away with it,” Local 986 President Tim Vera said in the release.

New York-based Dreamscape did not respond to a request for comment prior to publication.

The union said nearly 100 Rio Teamsters have been working unde

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