The Teamsters union is moving forward with efforts to organize workers at the casino owned by the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan.
The union filed a formal request with the National Labor Relations Board to conduct an election at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort. Organizers want better wages and working conditions.
Tribes aren't mentioned in federal labor law. But the NLRB has said it will assert jurisdiction on reservations in a case-by-case basis.
Factors included whether a tribal enterprise, such as a casino, employs a large number of non-Indians or impacts non-Indians. The Saginaw Chippewa casino is mid-Michigan’s largest employer, The Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun reported.
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Union vote sought for casino workers
(The Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun 10/11)
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Union seeks vote at Saginaw Chippewa casino
Thursday, October 11, 2007
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