As expected, the NLRB has denied Foxwoods’ request to stay (i.e. postpone) the union election scheduled for this Saturday without comment. The NLRB also denied Foxwoods’ request for review of the underlying decision setting up the election by Regional Director Peter Hoffman.
“The board has denied the employer’s request for review,”
As I noted nearly a month ago, the historic battle for recognition by UAW at Foxwoods Casino was likely to be a long drawn-out affair. As with any boxing match, it can be foolish to to draw any conclusions by what happens when the first few punches are thrown. 
The UAW landed a soft
USA Today reports that the United Auto Workers (who are dominating the headlines this week with their strike and settlement with General Motors) filed formal petition papers with the National Labor Relations Board this morning to form a union of approximately 3000 dealers at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut.
Conventional wisdom is that unions do