Mashantucket Tribe passes its own labor law

Friday, October 12, 2007  

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut has passed its own labor law amid efforts to unionize at the Foxwoods Resort Casino.

The tribe intends to use the two-month-old Mashantucket Pequot Labor Relations Law and other tribal laws at a hearing today. The National Labor Relations Board has been called to the reservation to hear a complaint from casino employees who want to form a union.

The tribe says its laws govern unions on the reservation. The National Labor Relations Act, a federal law, doesn't mention tribes anywhere.

But the NLRB has said it will apply federal law on tribes on a case-by-case basis. Factors include whether a tribal enterprise, such as a casino, employs or impacts non-Indians.

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