Horseshoe Casino Security Officers Vote to Unionize with SPFPA www.privateofficer.com

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Cleveland OH Nov 20 2012


On Friday, November 16, 2012 all full-time and regularpart-time dispatchers, emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and casino securityofficers voted to unionize with the International Union, Security, Police andFire Professionals of America SPFPA, the largest, oldest and fastest growing9(b)(3) security police union in the world today.
Back on August 28, 2012, - 1,050 Horseshoe employees votedto join the Cleveland Casino Workers Council a union umbrella group made up ofthe United Auto Workers, the United Steelworkers, the Teamsters and UNITE Here.
While the Horseshoe casino management welcomed unionrepresentation for its 1,050 Horseshoe employees under the Cleveland CasinoWorkers Council without resistance, citing: “Our position is one of neutrality”and “ We’re looking forward to having a healthy relationship with the unionrepresentatives” stated Christina Karas spokesperson for Horseshoe Casino in aCleveland (AP) news article, the dispatchers, emergency medical technicians(EMTs) and casino security officers working for Horseshoe casino faced abarrage of union-busting fear and intimidation tactics over a 2 and a halfmonth period in their uphill fight to unionize with the SPFPA. This includedlitigation over the unit description by Jackson Lewis before the National LaborRelations Board (NLRB), mandatory Union-Busting fear and intimidation meetings,and threats by horseshoe management representatives indicating that electing tounionize with the SPFPA would be futile as the Employer would not agree to acollective bargaining agreement and would delay the process indefinitely.During the final days leading up to the election, at least seven Horseshoecasino officers, many of them union supporters were either fired, or quit justbefore the upcoming vote on Friday November 16th.
“In a last ditch effort to suppress the vote Horseshoecasino management challenged every EMT employee who came to vote in this NLRBelection” stated Steve Maritas SPFPA Organizing Director.
After a protest by the Uniondemanding this was just another union-busting tactic to suppress the vote theNLRB Board Agent conducting the election disallowed management from challengingany of these EMT employees, ruling their votes will be commingled with all theother votes.
“In my opinion this union-busting move by Jackson Lewis backfired.Instead of suppressing the EMT’s from voting, the EMT’s rose up after beingangered, giving the union a five (5) point swing vote victory of 44 to35," stated Maritas.
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