On June 17, 2024, a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) three-member panel ruled that Station Casinos’ unlawful behavior during a unionization effort spoiled the union vote and ordered the company to recognize Culinary Union’s representation of the workers and begin bargaining with the union. The NLRB order applied the landmark Cemex precedent established last year. Under the Cemex standard, if a company is found to have violated labor laws such that the union election was tainted, the Board can order the company to bargain with the union even if the union lost the election.
