The motion is granted in part, denied in part. Ameristar and Lisa Jung, a former Ameristar regular customer, claim that Local 1’s actions violate the National Labor Relations Act’s prohibition on coercive secondary labor activity.
Local 1 tried to get regular customers of Ameristar’s casinos to join a consumer boycott of Ameristar and broadcasted-through leaflets, mailings, banners, and in-person contact-the fact that particular customers had not joined the boycott. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Ameristar Casino East Chicago, LLC is in a labor dispute with defendant UNITE HERE Local 1, a labor organization that represents some of Ameristar’s employees. 58 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION AMERISTAR CASINO EAST CHICAGO, LLC and LISA JUNG, Plaintiffs, No.
Ameristar Casino East Chicago LLC et al v.
