By Dan Frosch and Melanie Trottman | The Wall Street Journal
A battle is brewing in Congress over legislation that would exempt Native American casinos from a federal labor law allowing workers to unionize.
The bill, which cleared the House last week, has support from an unusual mix of Republicans and Democrats who contend the exemption is critical to keeping Indian tribes’ fragile economies afloat. But it has also garnered opposition from labor unions that call it an affront to workers’ rights, and from President Barack Obama, who is pushing for changes to the bill.
