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Lawmakers back Foxwood dealers23 October 2007HARTFORD, Connecticut -- As reported by the Connecticut Day: "The United Auto Workers union and dealers from Foxwoods Resort Casino rallied elected leaders to their cause Monday and said their charges of harassment and threatening could soon lead to formal action by the National Labor Relations Board. "...Casino dealers have petitioned the NLRB to allow an election to authorize the union to represent them, but the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, which owns Foxwoods, contends its laws should govern the organization. "More recently, union organizers have accused Foxwoods of harassing and threatening them, which the tribe denies. But the NLRB has intimated it would act to file a complaint on behalf of union organizers. "...For its part, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, which operates Foxwoods, says it doesn't oppose unionization efforts but contends any collective bargaining organization should be governed by tribal law developed over the last 15 years since the resort casino operation opened..." |