Thread: Teachers Sue to Block Hotel Workers’ Union Vote in NV Cauc

Any thoughts on what's behind this?

Teachers Sue to Block Hotel Workers’ Union Vote in Nevada Caucus


By STEVE FRIESS
Published: January 12, 2008
LAS VEGAS — Nevada’s state teachers union and six Las Vegas area residents filed a lawsuit late Friday that could make it harder for many members of the state’s huge hotel workers union to vote in the hotly contested Jan. 19 Democratic caucus in Nevada.

The 13-page lawsuit in federal district court here comes two days after the 60,000-member Culinary Workers Union Local 226 in Nevada endorsed Senator Barack Obama, a blow to Mrs. Clinton. Mr. Obama addressed the Culinary Union at their hall earlier Friday.

The lawsuit argues that the Nevada Democratic Party’s decision, decided late last year, to create at-large precincts inside nine Las Vegas resorts on caucus day violates the state’s election laws and creates a system in which voters at the at-large precincts can elect more delegates than voters at other precincts. The lawsuit employs a complex mathematical formula to show that voters at the other 1,754 precincts would have less influence with their votes.

The at-large precincts are being established because thousands of hotel workers cannot leave work to participate in the midday caucuses in their home precincts. The Nevada State Education Association has said it would not endorse any Democrat, but some of its top officials have endorsed Mrs. Clinton. The association’s deputy executive director, Debbie Cahill, for instance, was a founding member of Senator Clinton’s Nevada Women’s Leadership Council.

Nobody from the either union could be reached for comment late Friday. One plaintiff, Vicky Birkhead of North Las Vegas referred questions to the plaintiffs’ attorneys, who also could not be reached.

“This could shut down those precincts in the casinos and keep culinary members from voting,â€

Any thoughts on what's behind this?

The return of Hil and Bill.

Hi Cayla - yes, that's what I suspected after I read the first paragraph or two.

'In-fighting amongst the Dems themselves...' Oh, 'too bad'.

I would be asking how is it that there are so many members of this union who are particpating in a Democrat caucus? The hotel and hospitalty industry is populated with many illegals. And I thought Vegas was a big consentration of them. Aren't there Republican members in this union, too? When do they vote?

I wouldn't doubt that most of the members are illegals. Also, the other Union (I forget the name - S something initials) whose members are maids, busboys, etc. are probably mostly illegals.

LAS VEGAS — Nevada’s state teachers union and six Las Vegas area residents filed a lawsuit late Friday that could make it harder for many members of the state’s huge hotel workers union to vote in the hotly contested Jan. 19 Democratic caucus in Nevada.

MOST OF THEM ARE EITHER ILLEGAL ALIENS OR ILLEGAL ALIEN SUPPORTERS ANYWAY.

HAHA! INFIGHTING BETWEEN THE DEMS. IS HILLARY GOING TO CRY AGAIN?

Originally Posted by butterbean

LAS VEGAS — Nevada’s state teachers union and six Las Vegas area residents filed a lawsuit late Friday that could make it harder for many members of the state’s huge hotel workers union to vote in the hotly contested Jan. 19 Democratic caucus in Nevada.

MOST OF THEM ARE EITHER ILLEGAL ALIENS OR ILLEGAL ALIEN SUPPORTERS ANYWAY.

HAHA! INFIGHTING BETWEEN THE DEMS. IS HILLARY GOING TO CRY AGAIN?