Mgm Grand Hotel-Reno, Inc., in 80-7365, in 80-7475 v. National Labor Relations Board, in 80-7365, Stationary Engineers Local 39, Intervenor

This case is before the Court on the petition of the MGM Grand Hotel, Reno, Nevada, hereinafter the “Hotel,” to review an order of the NLRB issued against it on May 30, 1980. The Board has filed a cross-application for enforcement of its order,

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The Hotel is a Nevada corporation engaged in the operation of a hotel and casino in Reno. It commenced business operations on May 3, 1978. All individuals hired by the Hotel received a copy of the employee’s “Handbook” as well as a separate document entitled “General Rules.” The Hotel’s “no solicitation policy,” as outlined in the Handbook, stated as follows:

The original “General Rules” also contained the following language: “Circulation of petitions of any kind for solicitation of employees for any purposes other than the United Way is not permitted.” On May 6, the Hotel issued a revised set of General Rules to all current employees. These revised rules were distributed to employees hired thereafter. Although the employees’ Handbook was revised after the Hotel opened, the original Handbook continued to be distributed to newly hired employees until the first part of August and the revised Handbook was not distributed until…