Connecticut
AG Supports Tribal Casino Union Ruling
As reported by the Connecticut
Day: "State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal
on Wednesday applauded a federal ruling that
allows Indian casino workers to unionize and
engage in collective bargaining.
"Blumenthal said the National
Labor Relations Board finalized a decision on
Sept. 30 that it first announced in June allowing
those working in commercial enterprises on Indian
reservations to form unions.
"Blumenthal had filed a friend-of-the-court
brief urging the NLRB to find that workers at
Indian-owned casinos have the right to form
unions. He was the only state attorney general
to support the rights of casino workers at Indian-owned
facilities.
"…Blumenthal said he still respects
the sovereign status of federally recognized
tribes.
"The ruling affirms federal labor laws
apply, and the NLRB has ruled tribal employees
do not surrender labor law rights when working
on an Indian reservation…"
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