The Court’s grant of Petitioner’s motion to have the issue of a temporary injunction decided on the administrative record, over Red Rock\u2019s strong objections, raises serious due process concerns — especially in light of the extreme remedies imposed by the temporary injunction,” Red Rock’s appeal asserts. “Due process requires that a party affected by government action be given ‘the opportunity to be heard at a meaningful time and in a meaningful manner.'”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Cornele Overstreet, NLRB director for the agency’s Phoenix office, rejects such claims. He says Navarro should dismiss the casino’s arguments and require the company to engage in good faith labor talks.<\/p>\n
“The public interest here is best served by the injunctive relief provided by the court, because it is the best means to protect employees’ statutory rights and the board’s remedial authority,” Overstreet stated.<\/p>\n
Employees with Benefits<\/b><\/h2>\n Station Casinos and its billionaire owners Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta III have long opposed unions. Las Vegas casino union officials, as well as the National Labor Relations Board, the latter being the plaintiff in the ongoing lawsuit against Red Rock, claim the casino jacked-up benefits ahead of a planned union vote among workers to sway some to the company’s side.<\/p>\n
The benefits, the NLRB contends, unlawfully interfered with workers’ rights to decide whether to unionize.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nInternal communications among Red Rock’s executives<\/a> show that the promised and granted benefits were formulated with the stated purpose of undermining the union’s appeal, and that the announcement of those benefits was intertwined with anti-union messaging and timed to deter the union’s organizing effort,” Overstreet said in the court filing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe benefits improvements included free health care for workers earning less than $41,600 annually, or who make under $20 per hour. The HMO deductible was also eliminated for all employees. Red Rock additionally expanded its 401(k) program to offer a per-hour contribution to each worker’s employer-sponsored pension account.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) director is asking a federal judge to dismiss a plea from the parent company of Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa in Las Vegas to pause union negotiations. Last month, US District Judge Gloria Navarro issued a ruling ordering an entity called NP Red Rock LLC, doing business as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":181892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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