Las Vegas Bowl notes: USC finds itself entangled in hotel labor dispute

LAS VEGAS — On Friday, Nov. 15, 270 miles from USC, workers at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas walked off the premises amid an ongoing fight for a new contract. Presumably, of course, this did not – and would not ever – have anything to do with USC’s football program. This was a labor dispute in Nevada, after all.

Except a month later, with workers still picketing on the corner of South Paradise Road in Las Vegas, USC’s hotel accommodations for the Las Vegas Bowl were none other than the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.