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on the Flawed Union Events of April 8 at Agua Caliente Casino and Spa Resort Casino in Palm Springs , Time for the Facts After Meaningless Protest by the H.E.R.E. Union |
PALM SPRINGS, Calif - April 9, 2004 -- Yesterday,
Las Vegas-based Culinary Local 226, aided by front organizations for the
labor union H.E.R.E., staged a meaningless protest aimed at adversely impacting
the benefits received by workers at Agua Caliente Casino and Spa Resort
Casino. This protest, which included the staged and planned arrest of 20
Union employees, was a senseless attempt by the H.E.R.E. union, through
out-of-towners, to limit the rights of employees working at our two casinos
by publishing false accusations against the Tribe. The Tribe is not only
one of the largest employers in the Coachella Valley; it also has a rich
history of taking care of its employees, who are our Team Members. The
union H.E.R.E. has been seeking to interfere with our strong and productive
relationship with our Team Members. However, we are committed to protect
that relationship for the benefit of our Team Members.
It is time for the facts. And whereas the union has to date provided
only lies, we will clearly and plainly state our factual response to the
H.E.R.E.'s inaccurate and misleading statements.
Yesterday, union organizers brought in by bus Las Vegas union members
in an attempt to deny Team Members at Agua Caliente Casino and Spa Resort
Casino two of the most basic, fundamental rights U.S. citizens enjoy: The
right of free speech and the right to vote. They would attempt to have
us believe that less speech is better; that only one side should be allowed
to voice an opinion, and that the best way to hold an election is to harass
someone face-to-face to coerce the signing of the card. This flies in the
face of everything the United States is built upon, and we will vigorously
defend our Team Members' fundamental and democratic rights to
This is not about being anti-union. This is not about Tribal Sovereignty. This is about truth. This is about fairness. This is about protecting workers from union coercion and lies and protecting basic human rights and fundamental liberties. Our Team Members and their rights and protections are important to us, and we stand by them to protect and preserve the basic rights of free speech and free elections, which even the unions agreed to in 1999 in the TLRO. |
Contact:
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Bob Hester, 760-779-8592 |