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Perspective

Sep. 18, 2015

Balancing tribal sovereignty and workers' rights

With 18 words, a proposed amendment to the National Labor Relations Act could clear up some of the murk and confusion of labor law in Indian country. By Mark Vezzola


By Mark Vezzola


With 18 words, a proposed amendment to the National Labor Relations Act could clear
up some of the murk and confusion of labor law in Indian country. The House Resolution
511, known as the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, would amend the NLRA to exempt tribes
and their businesses from application of the 1935 law protecting basic rights of employees
in the private sector. The proposed bill co...

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