Note: This law only applies to the Tribe as an employer.

Overview

The Mashantucket Pequot Labor Relations Law (Labor Law), Title 32 M.P.T.L., generally protects the right of employees of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe (Tribe) on the Mashantucket Pequot Reservation to freely choose to join or not to join a union, or to engage in other protected activities. Certain positions, including manager, supervisors, confidential employees, political appointees and elected officials, do not receive the protections of the law. The Labor Law also provides a framework for collective bargaining between a Tribal employer and a union when a union represents a group of Tribal employees. The MERO's responsibilities include (1) educating Tribal employers, unions, and employees about the requirements and benefits of the Labor law, (2) overseeing the processing of (a) petitions for union elections, (b) charges that may be brought against a union or Tribal employer relating to union organizing, collective bargaining or other issues covered by the law, and (c) collective bargaining cases where the parties are unable to reach agreement on a contract, and impasse resolution is requested, and (3) processing and determining union business agent license applications.

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