Update in Saginaw Chippewa Suit against NLRB

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Much like the 2009 letter from the Interior Solicitor’s Office in relation to the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, a new letter from the Interior Solicitor makes the same argument — that the National Labor Relations Act does not apply to Indian tribes — in relation to the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe.

Here is the new letter (signed by Patrice Kunesh, Deputy Solicitor, Indian Affairs):

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