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Soaring Eagle union vote withdrawn19 February 2008MICHIGAN -- As reported by the Morning Sun: "The union attempting to organize security guards at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort withdrew its petitions before the vote was to take place. "The International Union Security Police & Fire Professionals of America is attempting to organize the casino's extensive security and surveillance staff. It had petitioned the National Labor Relations Board for a representation election, but two days before the scheduled vote, the union called it off. "No one will say why the union withdrew its petition and canceled the vote, but it is widely seen as being a sign the union leaders felt they couldn't win an election now. "...Teamsters have been attempting to organize casino employees for more than a year, after a federal appeals court ruling said workers at Native-owned casinos owned by Tribes that pay per-capita payments could be organized..." |