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UAW/Foxwoods: As Media Reports Pick Up, Parties’ Silence Begins

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Litigation

Last Friday, I reported on a late-breaking agreement to discuss labor matters between the UAW and Foxwoods. Since that time, media reports have been wide with editorials discussing the matter as well. The Day has been leading the way with a few reports/editorials: In an editorial, The Day indicates that this discussion is a "critical… Continue Reading

BREAKING NEWS: UAW/Foxwoods Agree To Discussions…And May Apply Tribal Law

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Class Actions, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Labor Law & NRLB

While most people are focusing on Connecticut’s ruling legalizing same-sex marriages, word leaked out late today that the UAW and Foxwoods agreed to enter into discussions for a possible labor agreement.   (For background on the UAW/Foxwoods dispute, see prior blog coverage here.)  The joint press release — issued at 4:30 EST — is brief but dramatic… Continue Reading

Foxwoods/UAW – Is Foxwoods’ Continued Challenge Doomed at the NLRB?

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Labor Law & NRLB

Lost in the shuffle of the election at Foxwoods last Saturday, was the one-paragraph concurrence issued last week denying Foxwoods’ Request for Review of the Regional Director’s decision mandating an election. That concurrence by Member Peter Schaumber (who I met earlier this month), can be found in the Daily Labor Reports (subscription required).  It paints a dismal picture for Foxwoods as it continues… Continue Reading