DJofSD
08-28-2007, 08:50 PM
From the LA Times, August 28, 2007.
SACRAMENTO -- A high-stakes political battle may be coming to a shopping center near you.
On one side are a union and a racetrack owner asking people to sign petitions that would undo Indian gambling deals. On the other are Southern California tribes hoping to thwart them by persuading people not to sign -- or to withdraw their names.
The unusual duel could trigger sidewalk confrontations, cause headaches for election officials and heighten tensions as the tribes fight to keep deals worth billions of dollars.
Leading the fight to repeal their pacts are Unite-Here, a hotel workers' union, and Bay Meadows Land Co., owner of two of California's five thoroughbred racetracks. The union says the compacts hinder organizing and don't include enough worker protections. Bay Meadows, which owns Hollywood Park in Inglewood and a track near San Francisco, says it has lost customers to tribal casinos.
More at this link. Free subscription required to read. (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gambling28aug28,1,1561443.story?coll=la-headlines-california)
SACRAMENTO -- A high-stakes political battle may be coming to a shopping center near you.
On one side are a union and a racetrack owner asking people to sign petitions that would undo Indian gambling deals. On the other are Southern California tribes hoping to thwart them by persuading people not to sign -- or to withdraw their names.
The unusual duel could trigger sidewalk confrontations, cause headaches for election officials and heighten tensions as the tribes fight to keep deals worth billions of dollars.
Leading the fight to repeal their pacts are Unite-Here, a hotel workers' union, and Bay Meadows Land Co., owner of two of California's five thoroughbred racetracks. The union says the compacts hinder organizing and don't include enough worker protections. Bay Meadows, which owns Hollywood Park in Inglewood and a track near San Francisco, says it has lost customers to tribal casinos.
More at this link. Free subscription required to read. (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gambling28aug28,1,1561443.story?coll=la-headlines-california)