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Labor board accuses Casa Bonita of unfair labor practices in Denver

Federal regulators issued a complaint against the Denver Mexican restaurant Casa Bonita for allegedly refusing to bargain with unionized performers.

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The National Labor Relations Board issued an official complaint against Casa Bonita, claiming the Denver-area Mexican restaurant engaged in unfair labor practices, Nation's Restaurant News, BroadwayWorld, Yahoo, TheWrap, and Breitbart all reported. The federal agency claims management refused to bargain in good faith with unionized performers who voted to join the Actors' Equity Association. [1][2][3][4][5]

According to Nation's Restaurant News, the agency also accused the establishment of discrimination against staff members who supported the union effort. The establishment is owned by the creators of South Park, Nation's Restaurant News, TheWrap, and Breitbart reported. [1][4][5]

Casa Bonita is located in Lakewood, Colorado, within the Lamar Station Plaza. The venue first opened in 1974 as part of a chain of Mexican entertainment restaurants initially founded in Oklahoma City by entrepreneur Bill Waugh. [6][8]

Management at Casa Bonita now faces a hearing scheduled for December, according to Nation's Restaurant News and TheWrap. [1][4]

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In short

  • The National Labor Relations Board issued an unfair labor practice complaint against Casa Bonita.
  • The complaint accuses management of refusing to bargain with members of the Actors' Equity Association.
  • Casa Bonita management faces a hearing regarding the claims in December.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Casa Bonita accused of unfair labor practices by the NLRBNation's Restaurant News, 1d ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]The National Labor Relations Board Issues Complaint Against Casa Bonita in DenverBroadwayWorld, 2d ago
  3. [3]Casa Bonita accused of unfair labor practices by the NLRBYahoo, 1d ago
  4. [4]Trey Parker and Matt Stone's Casa Bonita Sued for Unfair Labor Practices, Trial Set for DecemberTheWrap, 2d ago
  5. [5]NLRB Sues ‘South Park’ Creators’ Restaurant Casa Bonita for Unfair Labor Practicesbreitbart.com, 2d ago

Background

  1. [6]Casa Bonita on Wikipedia
  2. [7]National Labor Relations Act of 1935 on Wikipedia
  3. [8]Casa Bonita on Grokipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 8 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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