NLRB looks into alleged union misconduct at Mashantucket casino

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

The National Labor Relations Board is investigating alleged union misconduct at the casino owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut, The Norwich Bulletin reports.

The tribe says the United Food and Commercial Workers coerced beverage employees into joining by making false claims about jobs going to tribal members. “The investigation is proceeding,” John Cotter, a regional NLRB administrator, told the Bulletin.

Other unions have organized at Foxwoods Resort Casino by following tribal law. The UFCW followed federal law and the tribe is challenging the NLRB's authority on the reservation.

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Foxwoods lists claims of union misdeeds (The Norwich Bulletin 8/18)

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