Several dealers testified this morning that they had been intimidated by pro-union employees before a union vote at Foxwoods Resort Casino. Others said they were either told directly or overheard union supporters telling dealers prior to the election that their jobs were in jeopardy if they voted against unionization.
Yesterday, employees at Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Connecticut testified that the UAW intimidated them to vote for the union. TheDay.com reports:
Several dealers testified this morning that they had been intimidated by pro-union employees before a union vote at Foxwoods Resort Casino. Others said they were either told directly or overheard union supporters telling dealers prior to the election that their jobs were in jeopardy if they voted against unionization.
While the article itself is interesting, a apparent union supporter made a precient comment to the article:
It’s a secret ballot, how can anyone be intimidated.
Exactly. The trouble is that unions are trying to do away with the secret ballot by pressuring Congress to pass the terribly misnamed Employee Free Choice Act.
