The NLRB's arrogation of authority over Indian nations

Newcomb, Steven Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 06-23-2004 In a recent 3 - 1 vote (May 28), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decided it has the authority to assert jurisdiction in a labor dispute involving a San Manuel Band of Mission Indians business enterprise located on Indian reservation lands.

In a document referred to as a "Decision and Order," the NLRB wrote: "We establish a new standard for determining the circumstances under which the board will assert jurisdiction over Indian owned and operated enterprises." Signing the document was NLRB ...

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