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Culinary Union members tell commission executives must give credible testimony after NLRB findings
Summary
Two Culinary Union speakers urged the Nevada Gaming Commission to require truthful, credible testimony from gaming company executives in enforcement proceedings and cited National Labor Relations Board findings about evasive testimony and so‑called “MUD lists.”
Two members of the Culinary Union addressed the Nevada Gaming Commission during public comment on Feb. 27, urging regulators to insist that gaming-company executives give credible testimony in enforcement and labor-law proceedings.
Mercedes Cabrera, who identified herself as a 17‑year kitchen worker at Green Valley Ranch, told the commission she and her colleagues have fought for contract protections for more than a decade. "We're fighting for our benefits to be guaranteed by a contract and for my colleagues and I to have security in our jobs," she said.
Brianna Carbajal, speaking for the Culinary Union, summarized a federal National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) hearing in which, she said, the NLRB found senior Station Casinos executives gave testimony that the federal judge had discounted as unreliable. Carbajal described testimony about so‑called "MUD lists"—internal lists that, she said, company managers used to classify employees as pro‑management, pro‑union or undetermined—and argued that gaming executives should be required to testify truthfully in any enforcement proceeding.
"We encourage the board to ensure all license holders give credible testimony when under oath. If they can't do that, they don't deserve to be gaming enterprises in our street," Carbajal told commissioners.
Why it matters
Public comments urged the state regulator to consider credibility and candor in its oversight of licensed operators. Union speakers tied labor‑law findings to the broader question of whether company officials should be trusted to provide reliable testimony in enforcement investigations.
Ending
Commission staff recorded the speakers' handouts and the public comment period closed; no formal regulatory action was taken during the comment period.
