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Labor groups support California gaming agreements

SACRAMENTO, California – As reported by the San Diego Union Tribune: "Organized labor today will announce its support for one of five big Indian gambling agreements that were blocked last year by Assembly Democrats, largely at the request of state and national labor leaders.

"Art Pulaski, executive secretary of the California Labor Federation, said in an interview yesterday that the organization would endorse a compact negotiated by the San Manuel band of San Bernardino County.

"Now that the influential labor federation is supporting the agreement, Pulaski said, he expected it would be ratified by the Assembly. The Senate has signaled its apparent willingness to approve all five compacts, which would authorize 22,500 more slots and generate hundreds of millions of dollars for the tribes and the state.

"Labor decided to back San Manuel's compact because the tribe had a collective bargaining agreement with the Communication Workers of America, Pulaski said.

"…The development could increase the pressure on the other four tribes – Sycuan of El Cajon, Pechanga of Temecula, Morongo of east Riverside County and Agua Caliente of Palm Springs – to reach some accord with labor before their pending deals are positioned for final legislative votes…"

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