For years, a union in Las Vegas has been embroiled in a battle with the co-owners of the Ultimate Fighting Championship league because of their stake in casinos in Nevada.
It’s that fight, outside of the ring, that UFC President Dana White said has prompted the union to follow the sporting league from city to city, trying to get scheduled bouts canceled, and smearing his name in the process. “They are like gnats. They are like buzzing little gnats that won’t go away,” said White, who was in Boston on Tuesday to promote an upcoming UFC fight at the TD Garden. “People [in this union] are doing dirty things, and it continues to go on even now.”
Members of Local 26 Show Support for Marty Walsh on Labor Day
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Rep. Marty Walsh Shares Vision At Greater Boston Labor Council Breakfast
After addressing supporters in Park Square, Representative Marty Walsh joined the Greater Boston Labor Council‘s Labor Day Breakfast. During the breakfast, Rep. Walsh spoke to union laborers, leaders, and activists at the Park Plaza Hotel. Click on the title above to watch the video.
50th Anniversary March on Washington!
With our UNITE HERE brothers and sisters from Pittsburgh, Atlantic City, Philadelphia and DC at the 50th Anniversary March on Washington!
How a Labor Union Almost KO’d the UFC in Boston
This past Saturday, UFC Fight Night 26, the second Ultimate Fighting Championship event ever held in Boston, went off without a hitch at the TD Banknorth Garden. The event featured hometown fighters John Howard and Joe Lauzon in two separate main card fights, Chael Sonnen, one of the biggest smacktalkers in the world of mixed martial arts, and the big time arrival of Irish phenom Conor McGregor in an undercard bout. Though it was a great night of fights, it almost didn’t happen because of the enforcement of an obscure section of Massachusetts law and a prolonged labor dispute in Las Vegas. Yes, a labor dispute in Las Vegas nearly derailed a sporting event in Boston.
What Does a Las Vegas Casino Have to Do With the Battle Over a UFC Match in Boston?
For years, a union in Las Vegas has been embroiled in a battle with the co-owners of the Ultimate Fighting Championship league because of their stake in casinos in Nevada.
It’s that fight, outside of the ring, that UFC President Dana White said has prompted the union to follow the sporting league from city to city, trying to get scheduled bouts canceled, and smearing his name in the process. “They are like gnats. They are like buzzing little gnats that won’t go away,” said White, who was in Boston on Tuesday to promote an upcoming UFC fight at the TD Garden. “People [in this union] are doing dirty things, and it continues to go on even now.”