Labor board backs UAW in Foxwoods labor dispute

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/connecticut/ny-bc-ct--tribe-union0722jul22,0,3347080.story

July 22, 2008

NEW LONDON, Conn. - The National Labor Relations board has issued a complaint against the Mashantucket Pequot tribe for refusing to bargain with the union that represents dealers at the Foxwoods Resort Casino.

The United Auto Workers won a union election last November to represent nearly 3,000 dealers.

The NLRB action brings the tribe a step closer to having the U.S. Court of Appeals review its case. A labor board official says this is just sort of a procedure to allow the tribe to take the matter to the courts.

Once before the federal appeals court, the tribe will argue that the NLRB did not have the jurisdiction to administer last year's union election because of the tribe's sovereign immunity.

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Information from: The Day, http://www.theday.com