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California casino deals draw opposition19 June 2007SACRAMENTO, California -- As reported by the Palms Springs Desert Sun: "Casino workers and labor leaders plan to rally on the steps of the State Capitol today to call attention to the pending Indian gaming deals before the California legislature. "'These compacts guarantee billion-dollar monopoly gaming rights to the few,' said Art Pulaski, executive secretary of the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO. 'The Legislature has an obligation to send the governor back to the negotiating table with a simple message: All Californians deserve the right to a voice at work.' "As rally plans unfolded Monday, the Palm Springs-based Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians called attention to separate June 7 letters by two California labor unions to Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez, D-Los Angeles, urging ratification of that tribe's amended compact. "...Also Monday, the group Stand Up for California wrote Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to voice concern lawmakers may consider adopting side agreements with the amended compacts..." |