Labor Relations

Little River Band v. NLRB Cert Petition

Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

Here:

Little River Petition and Appendix COMBINED

Question presented:

Whether the National Labor Relations Board exceeded its authority by ordering an Indian tribe not to enforce a tribal labor law that governs the organizing and collective bargaining activities of tribal government employees working on tribal trust lands.

Lower court materials here.

NLRB Affirms NLRA Violations against Casino Pauma

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here are the materials:

Administrative Law Judges Decision June 4, 2015

Pauma Brief

NLRB Counsel Answer Brief

Board Decision

We posted on this case here.

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Report on Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

CRPT-114srpt140

Sixth Circuit Denies En Banc Petition in Soaring Eagle Casino Resort v. NLRB

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

2015 09 29 Order Denying Petition for Rehearing En Banc

En banc petition materials here.

Sixth Circuit Recalls Mandate in NLRB v. Little River Tribal Government to Allow for Cert Petition

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

2015 09 24 Uopposed LRB Motion to Recall and Stay Mandate

2015 09 29 Order Recalling Mandate

Sixth Circuit Denies En Banc Petition in NLRB v. Little River Tribal Govt; Saginaw Chippewa En Banc Petition Remains Pending

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order (Judge McKeague dissents):

CA6 Order Denying Rehearing En Banc

En banc materials in both cases here.

Sixth Circuit En Banc Petition Materials in Little River & Saginaw Chippewa v. NLRB Cases

Matthew L.M. Fletcher3 Comments

Here are the materials in NLRB v. Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Tribal Government:

LRB Motion

LRB En Banc Petition

NLRB Response to LRB En Banc Petition

NCAI Amicus Brief

SCIT Amicus Brief

* note: the NLRB also seeks en banc review

And here are the materials in Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort v. NLRB:

Saginaw Chippewa En Banc Petition

NCAI Amicus Brief

Little River Ottawa Sixth Circuit En Banc Petition

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new materials in NLRB v. Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Tribal Government:

LRB Motion

LRB En Banc Petition

CA6 panel decision here.

Split Sixth Circuit Panel Affirms NLRB Jurisdiction over Saginaw Chippewa’s Soaring Eagle Casino

Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

Here is the opinion:

2015-07-01 Soaring Eagle Decision

Briefs here.

Saginaw Chippewa Sues to Delay Hearing before NLRB in “Ambush Election” Rule Matter

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe v. Pearce (E.D. Mich.):

1 Complaint

3 Motion for PI

8 SCIT Motion for TRO