The CBA states the union has the right to represent workers at both the track and the physical address where Derby City Gaming is located. In the CBA, that address is listed as Trackside, which served as Churchill Downs off-track betting venue.<\/p>\n
An arbitrator ruled in favor of the union, prompting track officials to take the matter to court.<\/p>\n
In that complaint, Churchill Downs stated that it negotiated the ability to hire part-time workers and subcontractors to perform certain duties. The company also claims the union only had its members working at the track.<\/p>\n
There were no discussions or proposals during the 2018 contract negotiations concerning bargaining unit employees performing work at Derby City Gaming. No representations were made by Plaintiff concerning the potential for bargaining unit employees to transfer to Derby City Gaming,\u201d Churchill Downs\u2019 lawsuit said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
According to that lawsuit, the union has about 70 members who work at Churchill Downs.<\/p>\n
No ruling has been made in that case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A lawsuit was filed in a Kentucky federal court earlier this week claiming Churchill Downs breached a union labor deal by keeping temporary employees for longer than the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) allows. The Laborers\u2019 International Union of North America, Local No. 576 is seeking to compel officials with the Louisville racetrack into arbitration, according […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":123582,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14577,60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Union Files Suit Against Churchill Downs Over Part-Time Worker Claims<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n