Here are the materials so far in Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe v. NLRB:
Petition for Review – Filed Case No. 13-1569
The NLRB decision is here.
Soaring Eagle Casino
NLRB Asserts Jurisdiction over Soaring Eagle Casino (Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe)
Here is the decision:
Soaring Eagle Board Decision 16APR2013
This comes a few weeks after a similar decision involving the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians.
Update — NLRB Materials:
Administrative Law Judges Decision
SCIT Objections to ALJ Decision
Bomb Threat at Soaring Eagle Casino
MT. PLEASANT — Employees head back to work at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mt. Pleasant after a bomb threat Wednesday afternoon. It was like any other day at the casino until a call came in that turned the resort upside down. “The Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Police Department at approximately 1:30 this afternoon received a bomb threat,” said Public Relations Director Frank Cloutier.
Six other law enforcement agencies were called and within minutes the resort was swarming with police ready to shut the area down.
Casino player Kim Jones drove an hour to get to the casino when she was turned away. “Yes we were coming here to the casino and we got up here and we saw all the police cars…a friend…was here earlier and was playing a slot and the (police) come in and told them they all have to leave,” said Jones.
“We had a bomb threat and they evacuated us very professionally and we’re dealing with it the best we can,” said evacuee Randy Thompson.
Frank Cloutier said the bomb scare was unlike any evacuation he’s ever seen. “We haven’t had an impact on the property to this magnitude,” Cloutier said.
The search continued for over six hours but no evidence of a bomb turned up. Kim Jones said she was cashing in on her own theory about what took place.”Because I think somebody just lost and was upset and it doesn’t surprise me,” said Jones.
Union Organizing at Soaring Eagle?
From Indianz:
Two employees of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan want to organize a union at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort.
Peter Gallinat and Dawaine Penney recently contacted the United Auto Workers. The employees don’t have any complaints but they want to be able to negotiate with Saginaw Chippewa management.
“We just want a voice and a say in the contract. And to be treated with dignity and respect,” Penney, a table games dealer, told The Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun.
Two prior union efforts at Soaring Eagle failed. The UAW is organizing among card dealers at the casino owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut.
Get the Story:
Two Soaring Eagle workers contact UAW (The Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun 9/12)
Michigan Legislators Debate Smoke Ban at Work
From the Detroit News:
Lawmakers reopened the debate over smoke-free workplaces Wednesday, launching hearings on an issue that has gridlocked the Legislature for years.
Owners of smaller bars and restaurants say a proposed statewide ban on workplace smoking could cost 7,500 hospitality jobs and drive them out of business.
Proponents say the ban is necessary to protect workers and customers from second-hand smoke, which they say claims 3,000 Michigan lives every year.
Update on SagChip Boxing Controversy
Our previous post on this question is here.
McKart-Marquez Judged a Draw, Not a Split Decision !
Keith Terceira
Last week we told readers of the difficulties surrounding the events that took place at Soaring Eagle Casino at Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The main event between Bronco McKart and Raul Marquez appeared to be littered with controversy and official impropriety after close scrutiny .
An appeal to the Saginaw Chippewa Boxing Commission to provide the judges score sheets instead of the summary sheets went unanswered up until we received them today from Bill Miley via Gene McKart.
Saginaw Chippewa Boxing Controversy
From BoxingScene.com:
By Keith Terceira
This article first began to develop when we were contacted by the Bronco McKart camp asking me to look into irregularities on the fight card that took place on March 29 at the Soaring Eagle Casino in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. This fight card was to take place under the oversite of the newly formed Boxing Commission of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Nation. I was provided with documents that were at best a product of bad math and at worst altered scorecards.
First in the interest of full disclosure, I have a particular interest in the political and economic concerns of the First People of both the United States and of Canada. My mother’s people can be traced to both the Mi’kmaq of Nova Scotia and the Caldwell Band of Potawatomis. I myself am registered Metis in Canada and am proud of my ancestry. Therefore, it was with much trepidation that I wrote this report at all because in this country what reflects badly on one tribal nation reflects badly on all.
Security Guards Drop Effort to Unionize Soaring Eagle at Saginaw Chippewa
From Indianz:
Security guards at the casino owned by the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan have dropped efforts to unionize.
The International Union Security Police & Fire Professionals of America petitioned the National Labor Relations Board for a vote at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort. But the effort was dropped for an unexplained reason, The Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun reported. Housekeeping staff at the casino tried to organize last year. But they voted 2-1 against unionization.
American Indian Movement at Ziibiwing
The Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways will host a new changing exhibition entitled, HANTA PO – All of You Out of My Way, Dick Bancroft – A Photographic Retrospective of the American Indian Movement, 1968-2006. Dick Bancroft, a world-renowned photographer, will offer his insight into this remarkable collection of black & white and color images at the exhibit’s grand opening ceremony to be held Saturday, January 26 at 12pm.
Soaring Eagle v. Teamsters Materials
Here are the materials in the Soaring Eagle v. Teamsters case:
Saginaw Chippewa Labor Ordinance
Turtle Talk 