Question:
Aladdin Gaming runs a casino in Las Vegas that was the target of a unionization effort. During a lunch break in the employee dining room, union organizers approached people who worked in the dining room and asked if they would sign union cards. Seeing that, the head of human resources interrupted the discussion and told the dining-room workers that they should get all the facts before they signed such cards. A conversation occurred discussing various issues related to unionization. The union filed a complaint that the action of the manager was illegal surveillance in violation of the National Labor Relations Act. The administrative law judge held for the union. Aladdin appealed and the National Labor Relations Board overturned the decision, ruling that it was not illegal surveillance because it was an isolated incident, was in the open, and was not coercive. The union appealed. Do you think management's actions were improper? [Local Joint Executive Board of Las Vegas v. NLRB, 515 F.3d 942, 9th Cir. (2008)] v.