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Last Friday afternoon, Station Casinos, an anti-union casino company, complained to Twitter about the Twitter account @workerstation, whose profile stated: Updates by Culinary Union Local 226 on the organizing campaign by workers at@stationcasinosin Las Vegas, NV. The company claimed @workerstation infringed on the companys trademark Station Casinos. The tweets by @workerstation have focused on educating the public and enlisting support for the on-going campaign by over 5,000 workers at Station Casinos to exercise their legal right to join unions in the face of the Las Vegas casino companys unprecedented anti-union campaign. <\/p>\n
After ignoring the response by the unions attorney sent on Friday, Twitter temporarily suspended @workerstation on Monday afternoon after it received another report from the trademark holder that your account, @workerstation, is still using a trademark in a way that could be confusing or misleading with regard to brand or business affiliation. <\/p>\n
The union sent another response to the temporary suspension notice immediately, and a letter was sent to Twitters legal department on Tuesday morning. At 12:38 p.m. on Tuesday, Twitter restored the @workerstation account. So far, Twitter has not responded to the argument by the unions legal counsel that @workerstation has not violated any trademark law, especially considering well-established legal precedents on critical fair use of trademarks. <\/p>\n
We are happy that Twitter has not succumbed to anti-union corporate special interests and has not given in to Station Casinos unreasonable demands, said Geoconda Arguello-Kline, President of the Culinary Local 226. We believe it isand wasabsolutely crystal clear to any reasonable person that @workerstation is not affiliated with, supported by, or paid for by Station Casinos. <\/p>\n
At the same time, continued Arguello-Kline, we urge Station Casinos to finally begin to respect its employees right to decide for themselves, freely and without management interference or intimidation, whether they want to join our union. <\/p>\n
For more information on the on-going organizing campaign at Station Casinos, please follow @workerstation on Twitter, like the campaigns Facebook page (www.facebook.com\/WorkerStation), or sign up for updates from http:\/\/www.WorkerStation.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n Culinary Workers Union Local 226 is the largest union in Nevada and an affiliate of UNITE HERE, the hospitality workers union in North America. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Visit link: LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Last Friday afternoon, Station Casinos, an anti-union casino company, complained to Twitter about the Twitter account @workerstation, whose profile stated: Updates by Culinary Union Local 226 on the organizing campaign by workers at@stationcasinosin Las Vegas, NV. Continue reading
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