Las Vegas police said 58 people were cited for assembling to disturb the peace, a misdemeanor.
Police officers with zip ties eventually started taking protesters into custody, leading them to a white police bus with flashing red and blue lights. Seated in two separate circles, workers in red T-shirts blocked cars in both directions for roughly 30 minutes as the sun sank in the west, casting golden rays across one of the most recognizable stretches of the Strip near the Bellagio fountain, the Eiffel Tower replica and Caesars Palace. The stepped-up labor unrest aimed to draw attention to negotiations with three major casino companies. LAS VEGAS – Thousands of hotel workers fighting for new union contracts rallied on the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday evening, halting rush-hour traffic before dozens were arrested for sitting in the street.
