Tribal Gaming Money Dwarfs All Other Contributions on California Ballot Propositions

Is someone trying to buy an election or what? If those same 4 Tribes would invest that much money into their Workers, they would have a great place to work. I'm voting NO on Prop 94-97...my vote is not up for sale. I support Tribal Gaming; however, these "new" compact are unfair to Workers, the environment, other Tribes and all of Califonia. VOTE NO!

Steve, I would like to ask you how these agreements are unfair to workers, the environment and other tribes. Workers are still able to unionize if they want, they just don't have the clause the union wants about mailed voting cards, so they can organize easier. As for not being fair to the others tribes, Pala is one of the main donors against these compacts and the compact they are working under allows them to add an unlimited number of slots, so they have the potential to grow much larger than any of these tribes.

Working on a new computer and software, I have made a mistake in the figures and dates of contributions and sorted the dollar amounts of contributions without the dates and contributors changing columns. A reader emailed me and reviewing the data, on Thursday $10 million was contributed by the Morongo Tribe. A total of $54.5 million has been contributed in support of Propositions 94-97 by the four tribes. The Pechange contributions are $20.3 million of that amount.

Unfair to other tribes, because these new MOA takes away the special funds for tribes that have no casino.
Pechanga should not be rewarded for violating their own people's civil rights, voting rights and for abusing their elders.
At my blog, which is linked to my name here, there are many examples of why Pechanga should not get our vote. Until they take care of their members like they promised, we should vote no. Since unions are unhappy with the way they can organize, all union members should vote no. Until California gets a guarantee of seeing the correct accountings, all Californians should vote no.

Let's see, Pechanga is spending $30.8 million trying to convince us this was a good deal and that sure seems overkill for a good compact for us.
Vote NO on 94

Dear Clarification,
Currently workers in many California tribal Casinos do not share in the same Workers Rights all other Californians have. Even Wal-Mart workers qualify for state disablility...why not the workers at Morongo? Morongo would under the new compacts become the largest casino in America...why not share with the workers and give their employees the right to organize like my fellow workers do. Why are those 4 casinos that would profit most fighting their workers having rights?
I'm concerned about all workers...I'm proud of employeer...they provide fair wages, great benefits and allow us to share in part of their success.
Who is doing the accounting on these 4 casinos?
San Manuel Tribe has a commercial about helping a high school in San Bernardino. Why don't they mention how they worked around providing provailing wages to those that worked on the school. (((Humm, non-union low payed workers)))
I support gambling...as long as their workers are treated with respect and earn a fair wage. If those 4 Tribes would stop fighting their workers right to organize. If those Tribes can spend money in our political system...they can give their workers the same rights all other Californians have. Hope that clarrified my earlier comments.
For more great arguements against Prop 94-97, check out www.nounfairdeals.com

The gaming money has, however, allowed many California Native Americans to ensure that their cultural history lives. That is a positive.

IM voting no 94-97

On Labor
The updated compacts preserve the right of Indian casino employees to be represented by unions chosen through secret ballots. Employees have rights to organize under the Tribal Labor Relations Ordinance authored by the office of former Sen. John Burton and accepted by Organized Labor in the existing compact. There is absolutely NOTHING in the updated compacts that alters these rights.

On Non-Gaming Tribes
These agreements also address the concerns that have been raised about the RSTF and the Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund. The four tribes have committed, as they have for the last decade, to ensure every non-gaming tribe in California continues to receive $1.1 million from the RSTF.
That is why, unlike the compact amendments that were approved in 2004, these four compact amendments all specifically require that if there are shortfalls in the RSTF, the State Gaming Agency must use as much of the money that otherwise would be paid into the State's General Fund.

John Gomez doesn't mention that the compacts let only the tribes themselves determine whether tribal casino employee rights are violated, a problem that disenrolled Pechanga members should understand well.
The compacts put tribes in the position of judge, jury, and executioner with respect to employee rights, grievances and protections. Californians deserve better and the Big 4 tribes can certainly afford it.

I am not against the tribes having more machines and building wealth. However I am against the fact that Morongo does not honor child support for their children. My sons father is a Morongo tribal member and owes me over 50K in back child support. I cannot collect as Morongo does not honor state court orders. Anyone know how to get a federal court order for child support? Dad lives high on the hog, 2 race cars, 4 boats, 2 trucks, dune buggies, ski doos etc.etc... and gambling, alcohol, drugs, warrants, womanizing....
Where are the morals?
I live hand to mouth every day. But I am smart, plant my fruits and vegetables, don't use gas except for work and school, cook meals, and do what I can to survive. God helps me and hopefully he will give me an answer to this mess.
I have written everyone from our President, congressmen, govenor, papers, tribe, CSS, no one wants to address this, or don't know how. Too much money involved. Morongo can keep contributing to whatever, but what about their decendants?

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