Mashantucket Tribe to appeal NLRB decision over union at casino

Friday, July 9, 2010  

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut said it will fight the National Labor Relations Board over a union vote at its casino.

A regional director of the NLRB ordered an election among bartenders, beverage servers and related workers at Foxwoods Resort Casino. The United Food and Commercial Workers wants to represent about 360 employees.

The appeal would go to the NLRB board in Washington, D.C., which has enough members to make valid decisions. A prior ruling that went against the tribe was made by a two-member NLRB, in apparent violation of the National Labor Relations Act, according to a U.S. Supreme Court decision issued last month.

The tribe has been working with unions under tribal law.

Get the Story:
Labor board rules against Foxwoods (The Norwich Bulletin 7/9)
NLRB to supervise union vote at Indian-run casino (AP 7/8)

Supreme Court Decision in New Process Steel v. NLRB:
Syllabus | Opinion [Stevens] | Dissent [Kennedy]

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Labor decision against Pequot Tribe was made by disputed NLRB (7/8)
Supreme Court bars two-member NLRB from making rulings (6/17)