{"id":291997,"date":"2023-09-29T15:22:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T20:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=291997"},"modified":"2023-10-02T15:57:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T20:57:26","slug":"nevada-unions-go-to-war-over-1-5b-las-vegas-ballpark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nevada-unions-go-to-war-over-1-5b-las-vegas-ballpark\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevada Unions Go to War Over Proposed $1.5B Las Vegas Baseball Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"

The effort to bring a $1.5 billion Oakland A\u2019s baseball stadium<\/a> to the Las Vegas Strip on the site of The Tropicana Casino<\/a> has sparked a proxy war between trade unions.<\/p>\n

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A digital rendering of the proposed stadium, which developers want to build on the site of the Tropicana once it\u2019s pulled down. The Nevada State Education Association believes public money would be better spent on education. (Image: Oakland Athletics)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A lawsuit filed in Carson City, Nev., on Thursday by two individuals with strong ties to construction unions seeks to derail a ballot initiative that would put the issue of public funding for the stadium to a vote in 2024.<\/p>\n

That initiative is being spearheaded by a campaign group called Schools Over Stadiums. <\/a>It is also backed by the Nevada State Education Association (NSEA).<\/strong><\/p>\n

The statewide teachers\u2019 union is aghast that taxpayers are being asked to put up at least $380 million for the stadium, which starkly contrasts Nevada\u2019s poor education spending record.<\/p>\n

Teachers Up in Arms<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If voters pass the ballot measure, it will nullify Nevada\u2019s agreement with the A\u2019s, which was ratified when Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo signed a law<\/a> granting the team public funding in June.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit claims Schools Over Stadiums\u2019 petition is unlawful and \u201cdeficient because it is confusing, deceptive and misleading, omits essential information regarding the Petition\u2019s effects, and flatly misstates important factual matters.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

It also claims the petition doesn’t include the full text of the law it\u2019s trying to change, which the state constitution requires. Voters won’t know what they\u2019re voting for, it asserts.<\/p>\n

\u2018Terrible Tone\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The plaintiffs are Danny Thompson, former leader of the Nevada AFL-CIO, and Thomas Morley, the former political director of Laborers Local 872. Morley is officially now retired but does consultancy work for Local 872.<\/p>\n

They want the court to declare the petition invalid, block its placement on the ballot, and call a halt to the signature-gathering campaign.<\/p>\n

Suing educators trying to put schools first sets a terrible tone for an organization claiming to now care about our community,<\/strong>\u201d said Alexander Marks, a spokesperson for the NSEA and Schools over Stadiums.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cEducators overcome challenges every day. Schools over Stadiums is confident our referendum will move forward, and we will be gathering signatures to fix Nevada\u2019s misguided priorities in the coming weeks,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u2018F\u2019 is for Funding<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The A\u2019s proposed move to Las Vegas would be MLB\u2019s first club relocation since 2005 when the Montreal Expos became the Washington Nationals. But the A\u2019s will have to wait as their ballpark isn’t expected to be completed until 2028.<\/p>\n

Nevada consistently ranks near the bottom in national education rankings. It’s the only state to receive an \u201cF\u201d grade for education funding from the Education Law Center. Statewide, there is estimated to be a shortage of 28K teachers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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